MB109 Midterm: MB 109 - Term Test 2
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Symbolic: virtually the only abstract concept before puberty, no inherent meaning the meaning lies with the receiver, we can only apply rules when we know the meaning ex. In the english language d-o-g is dog: symbol. An arbitrary concept that represents something: more than just speech, more than just a label labels affect how you perceive things, there is inherent meaning and a context, labels and names will effect most situations. Meanings are inside you: meanings are inside you . not in the word, words and physical symbols. Change over time; over many factors: words by themselves have no connection/meaning, ogden and richards triangle of meaning, very indirect relationship between a word and what it"s supposed to mean. Some words have concrete meaning but don"t exist, some do ex. Unicorn and love: problems arise when we assume people are using the same meaning as we are, successful communication involves negotiation of word meaning.