Troublesome Language

Troublesome Language

_________ is the ________ meaning of a word. Ex. Snake: 1.

2. __________ is a person’s emotional or

personal response to a word. Ex. Snake: 1.

2.3.4.

Denotation dictionary

Connotation

Scaly, limbless, long-bodied reptileTreacherous person

Rival gang symbolEvilPetFear

Troublesome Language

_________ - occurs when a single word is used to mean two different things or two different words are used to mean the same thing. Ex. The game is _____ up.

Bypassing

tied

Troublesome Language

_____ - informal, non-standard vocabulary unique to a particular group 1984: 1988: 1992: 1999:

Slang

Bummed, awesome, preppy, gnarly

Phat, “what’s up dawg”

Geek, yo, Duh, sweetDissing, “My bad”

Troublesome Language

________________ - speech peculiar to a geographical area. Ex. Grandfather:

Ex. Soft Drink:

Regional Language

PaPa, Pappy, Gramps, GrandpaSoda pop, pop, coke

Troublesome Language

___________ - substituting a less offensive term for an offensive one. “Political Correctness”

Examples: Housewife: Stewardess: Short: Waterboy: Old:

Euphemisms

Domestic EngineerFlight AttendantVertically ChallengedH2O Distribution ManagerExperienced

Troublesome Language

_____________ - Words that are so general they have lost _______. They gain meaning only in __________ or example: TALL OLD FAST CHEAP

Relative Wordsmeaning

comparison

7’

6’

26”

50 Sound Kmart

unhappy 55 mph $3.00

useless 25 mph $500

Troublesome Language

_______ - stereotyping; categorizing; name calling; classifying Ex. Blondes are ______. Ex. Professional athletes take _______.

Labeling

Dumbsteroids

Troublesome Language

________ Language - specialized language used by people with expertise in a particular field. __________ vs. ________. Examples:

Technical

Outsiders Insiders

Troublesome Language

______ Communities – exists when people share ______ about how to talk. Affected by shared _______, beliefs and ______. ________ Language: Race & Ethnicity ________ Language: non-sexist language

______________________: verbal and non-verbal messages such as name calling, rumors, etc.

Speech

CulturalGender

normsinterests values

Sexual Harassment