SOCIOL 41 Lecture 4: Sociology 41 Lecture 4
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Spoken language is a socially acquired system of sound patterns with meanings agreed on by the members of a group. Words are the symbols around which languages are constructed. All the vocal aspects of speech other than words. In addition to the approximate 250,000 different facial expressions that humans can make, nonverbal communication uses many other bodily and gestural cues. Positioning ourselves at varying distances and angles from others. Spoken languages include sounds, words, meanings and grammatical rules. Components that must be recognized for people to understand a string of words: Frees us from the constraints of the here and now. Allows us to communicate with others about experiences we do not share directly. Enables us to transmit, preserve, and create culture. An idea or feeling is encoded into symbols by a source. According to the intentionalist model, communication involves the exchange of communication intentions. Messages are merely the means to this end.
