Exam 5: Communicating with Words

Words are _________________ when they enable us to describe a feeling, an event, or a circumstance unambiguously.

Describing experiences in "either-or" terms is known as ________________.

Communication Accommodation Theory explains that we adjust our words based on how we feel about another person.

Why can we not make words mean what we want them to mean?

We more frequently define ___________ by their appearance and relationships.

Fillers such as "um" and "uh" tend to negatively affect how others perceive our ____________ in a conversation.

Understanding and respecting another person's mode of expression, regardless of whether we share the grammatical conventions, is important.

Ogden and Richards create the _______________________ to help us understand why misunderstandings occur.

When another person does not understand the denotative meaning of our words, we have a potential ______________ ______________.

When communicating in this venue, we are more apt to share our thoughts without displaying concern for others' feelings.

We use language only to shape and express our attitudes.

________________ ________________ language disparages one's sex, age, race, or social class.

Accurate decoding of messages leads to _______.

Effectively matching your speech patterns to speak with those you like is often called __________________________.

Without the ability to use words to create verbal messages, we would find interacting with one another much easier.

To stress our differences in communication styles, and possibly, to ensure that we do not have lengthy conversations with people, we engage in _________________.

The language we use tends to emphasize what we deem important in our societies.

Euphemisms are unique vocabularies used by particular groups.

Language only has repercussions if someone is offended.

Please explain the difference between being "person minded" and "word minded."