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What is the term for the study of the use of space and distance?
What is the term for the process by which a sender comes up with thoughts, symbols, and messages?
Who is considered the father of modern communication?
What is the term for the language common to people in a particular region?
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What is the term for the process of checking a final copy for typographical errors?
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What is the term for the study of making meaning in language?
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What is the term for a language that develops between two or more groups of people that do not have a language in common?
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What is the term for the study of meaning in language?
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What is the term for regionally distinct varieties of English resulting from a long and often colonial history of English being used in education?
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What is the term for the study of pairing sounds with certain meanings?
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What is the term for the process of exchanging ideas between individuals or groups?
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What is the term for a type of speech that attempts to persuade or influence the audience through reason and logic?
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What is the term for the formal and technical language used in legal documents that can be difficult to understand?
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What is the term for the 7 principles of effective communication?
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Study Notes
Communication Terminology
- Body language refers to non-verbal cues
- Tone refers to the pitch of the voice while speaking
- Literary analysis examines a literary piece
- Epistolary is a form of letters
- Interview is a verbal exchange between two or more persons
- Ethnocentrism is judging other people's culture
- Debate involves contradicting each other's argument
- Transmission is the process by which a sender comes up with thoughts, symbols (message), and a channel (medium of communication)
- Decoding involves the receiver interpreting the symbols, converting them into new concepts and ideas
Presentation Tools and Platforms
- Flip chart is a large pad of paper used on a stand at presentations
- PowerPoint is a software package to create electronic presentations
- Google Classroom is a free blended learning platform developed by Google, enabling sharing of files between teachers and students
Language and Communication
- Pidgin is a communication that develops between two or more groups of people who do not have a language in common
- Semantics is the study of meaning in language
- Semiotics is the study of making meaning
- Netizens are citizens of the digital world
- Global village refers to one community linked together by electronic communications in the internet
- Globalization is the process of interaction and integration among people worldwide
- Social media refers to internet-based applications that build on ideological and technological foundations
Debate and Public Speaking
- Protagoras is considered the father of debate
- Aristotle is considered the father of modern communication
- Proofreading involves checking the final copy for typographical errors
- Plagiarism involves stealing and publishing another author's language, ideas, or work
- Eulogy is a speech in praise of someone who has died
- Manuscript speaking involves reading a speech word for word
Language and Space
- Proxemics is the study of the use of space and distance in communication
- Object language involves using objects to aid communication
- Jargon refers to specialized terminology within a particular field
- Articulation involves the distinction of sounds in speech
- Pragmatics refers to the practical use of language
- Vernacular refers to language common to people
- Regional dialect refers to a variety of a language spoken in a particular area of a country
- World Englishes refer to regionally distinct varieties of English with a long and often colonial history of English being used in education
Language Acquisition and Development
- Phonology involves pairing sounds with certain meanings
- Language acquisition refers to the capacity to perceive and comprehend language
- Legalise refers to formal and technical language of legal documents
Communication Chains and Networks
- Probability chain involves information passing randomly from person to person
- Cluster chain involves one person acting as a source of a message
- Gossip chain involves everyone talking to each other informally
7 C's of Communication
- Clarify
- Correctness
- Conciseness
- Courtesy
- Concreteness
- Consideration
- Completeness
Register and Language Use
- Formal register is used by professionals
- Informal register is casual or intimate, used with people you know very well
- Language use relates to speaking in relation to one's audience
- Frozen language is historic language that is intended to remain unchanged
- Consultative language involves offering advice
Signs and Communication
- Infrastructural signs refer to labels of maintenance of a building or any infrastructure
Types of Communication
- Intercultural communication involves two different cultural groups interacting with mutual respect
- Intrapersonal communication involves one's self, self-talk, act of imagination, recall, and memory
- Visual communication uses visuals (pictures)
- Speech involves developing confidence and effectiveness in public speaking
- Single-strand communication flows from one person to the next person
Types of Speeches
- Speeches about events focus on what has happened, is happening, or will happen
- Informative speeches inform or give ideas on a certain topic
- Persuasive speeches attempt to persuade or influence the audience
- Demonstrative speeches show listeners how a process is accomplished
- Descriptive speeches provide detail
- Explanatory speeches focus on reports of current and historical events
- Extemporaneous speeches involve speaking without prior preparation
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Test your knowledge of communication terminology, including non-verbal cues, tone, literary analysis, and more. Identify the correct definitions of various communication-related terms.
