CMST 1A03 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sexual Arousal, Town Hall Meeting, Technocracy
8 Dec 2013
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Language: collection of symbols governed by rules and used to convey messages between individuals. Symbolic: way of experiencing the world: how you react will depend on symbols you use to categorize. People create meanings to words: how one understands words: c. k ogden and i. a richards: meanings are social constructions in the. Triangle of meaning (see pg 85 figure 3. 1) Indirect relationship b/w word and thing represented: key to accurate use of language: don t assume others interpret/share same meanings, successful communication: negotiation of meaning of statement. Rule governed: phonological rules: sound when pronounced. E. g english language object vs object etc: syntactic rules: structure of language (how they are arranged) E. g english sentence; subject, verb, object: vary within language. Eg canada vs atlantic provinces: technology has changed english. Eg msn lingo: semantic rules: meanings of specific words. E. g bikes for riding, books for reading. Misunderstandings: words interpreted in 1+ ways: pragmatic rues: how language is used everyday.
