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Summary of all the questions
1. LANGUAGE IS GOVERNED BY RULES. Using your textbook, list one rule applied to language and give an example.
2. LANGUAGE IS AMBIGUOUS. Consider HOW words engender meaning. Read about CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS. Describe THREE possible connotative meanings that might be given to the word "hospital." Read about DENOTATIVE MEANING. Look up hospital in the dictionary - what is the definition?
3. SLANG. Give three examples of slang words that younger people use that older people might not understand.
4. JARGON. Think of words used in different professions that are not used outside that profession. (Military, Medical, Legal fields all have great examples.) Give three words that would be considered Jargon. (Example: Code Adam in a shopping mall, means there is a missing child.)
5. EUPHEMISMS. Review examples of euphemisms in your text then give THREE examples of euphemisms for vomiting.
6. LANGUAGE IS INFLUENCED BY CULTURES AND CO-CULTURES - Share at least 3 of your own examples where the same word is verbalized differently based on the culture of the speaker. Consider words used in different cultures, sub-cultures, other English-speaking countries, slang terms, age-related words, etc.
7. LANGUAGE IS INFLUENCED BY GENDER. Explain five ways that language varies by gender.
8. LANGUAGE IS INFLUENCES BY TECHNOLOGY. What are the advantages and disadvantages of communicating with each other using technology?
9. HATE SPEECH. Using at least ten sentences, explain why hate speech is problematic in every day communication.
10. LANGUAGE AND CIVILITY. explain how you can improve your language skills.