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LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE. Oral language is meant to be spoken and heard, rather than written and read. Oral Language follows rules . Grammatical Syntax Clarity Meaning. LANGUAGE IS SYMBOLIC. Word symbols have no meaning of their own; instead, the meaning of the word symbol resides within individuals.

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LANGUAGE

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  1. LANGUAGE Oral language is meant to be spoken and heard, rather than written and read.

  2. Oral Language follows rules • Grammatical • Syntax • Clarity • Meaning

  3. LANGUAGE IS SYMBOLIC • Word symbols have no meaning of their own; instead, the meaning of the word symbol resides within individuals.

  4. Words aren’t really “bad” or racist until the person that speaks them intends the meaning to be “bad”. • Words Don’t Mean...People Mean. Honky! Coon!

  5. Consider the connotation of the following word pairs: Skinny/Slender Nerd/ Intellectual Clean/ Cleanse Jock/ Athlete Learning impaired/ Stupid Connotation the meaning we assign to words through experience and emotionDenotation the dictionary meaning of a word

  6. CHARACTERISTICS OF POWER LANGUAGE • CLARITY • COURTESY AND TACT • OWNERSHIP OF THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS • INCLUSION OF OTHERS • VIVIDNESS AND IMAGERY • APPROPRIATE USAGE (Communication Applications Text, p. 117)

  7. LEVELS OF USAGE • FORMAL LANGUAGE: language that conforms to a highly structured set of rules. (Communication Applications Text, p. 118)

  8. LEVELS OF USAGE • Technical Language (jargon): a language associated with a particular profession or activity. (Communication Applications Text, p. 119)

  9. LEVELS OF USAGE • Standard Language: the language used by the majority of communicators within a specific language. (Communication Applications Text, p. 120)

  10. LEVELS OF USAGE • Informal (slang, dialect/colloquialism): the language used most often in casual situations and close interpersonal relationships. (Communication Applications Text, p. 120-121)

  11. LANGUAGE TO AVOID 1. TROUBLESOME LANGUAGE • SEXIST • RACIST • PROFANE OR OBSCENE • JUDGEMENTAL • ACCUSATORY • ASSUMPTIVE • ABSOLUTE (Communication Applications Text, p. 125)

  12. LANGUAGE TO AVOID 2. Powerless Language • Fillers • Tag lines • Vague wording (Communication Applications Text, p. 126-127)

  13. Overview of Verbal Strategies • Speak to be understood • Speak to show strength • Speak to include, not exclude • Speak to stimulate others’ interest in you

  14. Source • Myers, Virginia Hunter; Smith, June Hubbell and Swanson, Marcia Myers. Communication Applications. New York: Glencoe-McGraw Hill, 2001.

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