CMST 2010 Study Guide - Group For The Study Of Reactive Motion, General Algebraic Modeling System, Internet Slang
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Language engage in meaning making with others. meaningful message: verbal symbols, grammar. System consisting of verbal symbols and grammar that enables us to. Words or the vocabulary that make up a language. Refers to a set of rules dictating how words can be combined to make a: encoding, decoding. Attributes of verbal symbols: words are symbolic, symbols arbitrary, mutually agreed upon labels or representations for feelings, Ex: the word cat is a symbol that has been agreed upon to refer to the concepts, objects, or events. actual furry animal: triangle of meaning: thing word thought. Language evolves: words become out of date and don"t get used. Literal, conventional meaning that most people in a culture. Type of meaning found in a dictionary. Ex: gay happy, bright, lively: connotative meaning personal and subjective experience with that symbol. Meaning of verbal symbol that is derived from our. Feeling and meaning that we associate with that word.
