HMSV 339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Philosophy, Hopi Language, Gender Role

• School: Old Dominion University
• Department: Human Services
• Course: HMSV 339
• Professor: Amber Jolly

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Connection between words and the ideas or things they represent is arbitrary. Bikes are for riding and books are for reading. Statements that have more than one commonly accepted definition. E. g. , 20-year friendship ends at the altar . Likely, good chance, probable, maybe, have a better attitude. Statements that contain or imply the word is lead to mistaken assumptions about people. Behavioral language is specific to things people do or say. Highly abstract language can lead to blanket. The level of precision or vagueness of messages can affect a receiver"s understanding of them. Govern the grammar of language (see two versions of a letter on p. Govern the way speech works in everyday interaction. Some rules shared by most people in a culture. People in their own individual relationships create their own sets of rules. Names are more than just a simple means of identification. They shape the way others think of us.