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Language

Language. Language is a system of symbols that allows people to share their ideas and thoughts with others. Definition:. Symbols represent an idea, thought, or object. Words:. Denotative Connotative. Meanings:. Time Place Personal Experience. Language changes:. Spoken language

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  1. Language

  2. Language is a system of symbols that allows people to share their ideas and thoughts with others. Definition:

  3. Symbols represent an idea, thought, or object. Words:

  4. Denotative • Connotative Meanings:

  5. Time • Place • Personal Experience Language changes:

  6. Spoken language • Written language Differences:

  7. Personal pronouns • Varied types of sentences • More repetition • More easily understood Spoken language uses

  8. 4 Key Words Effectiveness:

  9. Correct word • Correct grammar *Accuracy

  10. Familiar words • Free of unnecessary words • Specific words *Clarity

  11. Mammal general • Canine • Herding dog • German shepherd • Duchess specific (abstract ladder)

  12. Imagery • Adjectives and Adverbs • Detail • Figures of Speech *Vividness

  13. Simile • Metaphor • Alliteration • Repetition • Antithesis • Onomatopoeia • Personification • Parallelism (Figures of Speech)

  14. Comparison using “like” or “as” • Love is like the wind. You can’t see it, but you can feel it. Valentine! simile

  15. Comparison not using “like” or “as” • “America is a shining city on a hill.” Ronald Reagan metaphor

  16. Repetition of the beginning sound of words that are adjacent or close together • [The astronauts] have slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God. Challenger speech - Reagan alliteration

  17. Using exact words or phrases two or more times • “We will always remember; we will always be proud; we will always be prepared so we will always be free. Normandy - Reagan Repetition

  18. Expressing contrasting ideas in a parallel structure • “We meant to change a nation; instead we changed the world.” Reagan Antithesis

  19. “Government isn’t the solution to the problem; government is the problem.” Reagan • “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” JFK Inaugural

  20. The sound reflects the meaning of the word • Click, snap, pop, hum onomatopoeia

  21. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects • The arms of the tree waved in the wind. personification

  22. Occasion • You and your role • Audience *Appropriateness

  23. Avoid: • Slang, jargon, obscenity • Demeaning language (gender, race, religion, age, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, economic level)

  24. Make decisions about word choice based on your own values of respect, mindfulness, accuracy----NOT to be “politically correct.”

  25. Slanting: Choosing words unethically to produce a particular response. • Allness terms: All-encompassing, absolute Troublesome words:

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