Chapter 3: Language

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Across
  1. 5. A pleasant-sounding term used in place of a more direct but less pleasant one
  2. 7. The specialized vocabulary that is used as a kind of shorthand by people with common backgrounds and experiences
  3. 8. Linguistic rules that govern the ways in which symbols can be arranged
  4. 9. Language used by a group of people whose members belong to a similar co-culture or other group
Down
  1. 1. Accommodating one’s speaking style to another person, who usually is desirable or has higher status.
  2. 2. Linguistic rules governing how sounds are combined to form words
  3. 3. A linguistic strategy where speakers emphasize differences between their communicative style and others’ to create distance
  4. 4. Linguistic rules that govern the everyday use of language
  5. 6. A collection of symbols governed by rules and used to convey messages between individuals.
  6. 9. Linguistic rules that govern the meaning of language