Lecture 8 COMM 101Outline of Last LectureI. A Rhetorical Act occurs when…II. Characteristics of public communication (One person speaking to many) Outline of Current Lecture I. The digital nature of languageII. Learning LanguageCurrent LectureTitle: LanguageIII. The digital nature of languageA. Language reliefs on a common ground of shared meaningi. Symbolsii. Rules for using symbols1. The synthetic level (Govern the order)2. The semantic level3. Connotative-Your personal meaning of a word4. The pragmatic level (how we get what we want from life) ex: will you marry me?B. Language is relatively precise (very flexible)C. Language allows the expression of abstract ideasD. Language is self- Reflexive“metacommunication” (Use the tool)Syntactic level: “GRG” versus “GUG”“Have you the cookies brought?”“The ship sails” versus “Ship the sails”Semantic level: “Colorless green ideas sleep furiously”Denotative- The idea of the official definition (Definition)IV. Learning LanguageA. Behavior: Infants are conditioned to use languagei. Ex: Babies cryingB. Linguistics/ Psycholinguisticsi. Linguistic ability (Automatically born with it)C. Sociolinguistics: Linguistic skill is a function of social context1. There are two kinds of copies: (A method you can use to communicate)a. Elaborate code (Official version of language)b. Restricted code (slang) (inside joke) (appropriate at different times)2. There are two kinds of families:a. Positional familyb. Personal
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