PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF

VERBAL COMMUNICATION

Lesson 4 Verbal Communication

Language isis the human capacity for acquiring and using complex

systems of communication, and a language is any specific example of such a system.

* * *a system for the expression of thoughts, feelings, etc., by the use

of spoken sounds or conventional symbols* * *

the faculty for the use of such systems, which is a distinguishing characteristic of man as compared with other animals

* * *the language of a particular nation or people

* * *any other systematic or nonsystematic means of communicating,

such as gesture or animal sounds* * *

the specialized vocabulary used by a particular group* * *

a particular manner or style of verbal expression

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…DESIGNATE, LABEL, DEFINE AND LIMIT

WE USE LANGUAGE to:

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…EVALUATE

…DISCUSS THINGS OUTSIDE OUR IMMEDIATE EXPERIENCE

…TALK ABOUT LANGUAGE

RELATIONSHIPBETWEEN

LANGUAGEAND

MEANING

THE MEANING OF WORDS IS IN PEOPLE, NOT IN THE WORDS THEMSELVES

WORDS HAVE TWO LEVELS OF MEANING

MEANING MAY VARY DEPENDING ON ITS SYNTACTIC CONTEXT

THE LANGUAGE OF ANY SPEECH COMMUNITY WILL CHANGE OVER TIME

A SOCIETY ABSORBS IMMIGRANTS WHO SPEAK DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

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denotation

connotation

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR

LANGUAGESKILLS

USE CLEARLANGUAGE

USE LINGUISTICSENSITIVITY

select a word that most accurately captures the sense of what we are

saying

use concrete and precise words

add details or examples

use dated information

index generalizations

adapt your vocabulary to the level of your listener

use jargon sparingly

use slang appropriate to the listeners and to the

situation

use inclusive language

use non-offensive language

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