Police Foundations LAW210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Malapropism, Hate Speech, Disclose
18 Jun 2018
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LECTURE 7
Interpersonal Relations and Conflict Management
Communication barriers: managing misunderstanding
a. Be aware of missed meaning
-Bypassing, one word, multiple meanings
(Homonyms)
1. Date- her favorite fruit to eat is date, joe took Alexandria on a date
2. Engaged- they got engaged on march, the students were very engaged in the
presentations
3. Leaves- the children love to play in the leaves, they do not like when their father
leaves for work
(Homophones)
1. Pale/pail
2. Ate/eight
3. Alter/alter
4. Band/banned
5. Buy/bye/by
6. Red/read
7. Blew/blue
(Homographs)
1. Read- she is going to read the book later. He read the book last night
2. Bow- she put a bow in her daughter’s hair. Please bow down to the emperor
3. Minute- that is only a minute problem. Wait a minute
4. Wound- they wound up the toy as soon as they got it. She received a wound from
the punch
5. Wind- the wind swept up the leaves. Wind the clock up before you go to bed.
b. Be clear and precise in the words you choose
-Malapropism- a confusion of one word or phrase for another that sounds similar
1. Supposively/ supposably instead of supposedly
2. Jive instead of jibe
3. Pacifically instead of specifically
4. Illusion instead of delusion
5. Could of/should of/would of instead of could have/ should have/ would have
c. Strategies to speak with clarity:
1. Think about what you mean
2. Observe the reaction of your partner
3. Use appropriate examples
4. Ask the other person if they understand or have questions
5. Consider the perspective and background of others
d. Be specific and avoid overgeneralizations
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Document Summary
Communication barriers: managing misunderstanding: be aware of missed meaning. He read the book last night: bow- she put a bow in her daughter"s hair. Please bow down to the emperor: minute- that is only a minute problem. Wait a minute: wound- they wound up the toy as soon as they got it. She received a wound from the punch: wind- the wind swept up the leaves. Wind the clock up before you go to bed: be clear and precise in the words you choose. Malapropism- a confusion of one word or phrase for another that sounds similar: supposively/ supposably instead of supposedly, jive instead of jibe, pacifically instead of specifically. 4: could of/should of/would of instead of could have/ should have/ would have. Restricted code: the use of words with a particular meaning known only to a subgroup or culture. Textisms used in phone texting is restricted code. Jargon- a shared language of terms used within a subgroup.
