AHSS 1350 Lecture 5: Intercultural Comm._ Week 5_ Language
24 Feb 2019
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Explicit explanation (theory) about language and how language works socially , which is related to, but does not determine the use of language. They do not accurately represent how people use language. Jargon tends to exclude a large population from truly understanding (ex. acadamese) Language ideology is a concept that describes how our ideas about language influences how we use language and interpret language. Wink vs. twitch: wink is deliberate, voluntary and directed at someone (delivering a message, follows a cultural code); a twitch is involuntary. Defined as: an aspect of communication that deals with the transmission and reception. 90% of all communication is nonverbal of messages that do not involve spoken words. Facial expression sometimes do not mean what we expect (correlate with emotion - ex. Using hands to show the size of things, posture) Emblems (gestures that replace speech - ex. Affect displays (gestures that convey emotion - ex.
