Unit 2 Terms
Across
- 1. a language pattern, often regional, that is different from the typical pattern
- 4. use few words to communicate a main idea
- 5. the means used to transmit a message from sender to receiver
- 6. the way people use space
- 7. how you distribute you the weight of your body on your feet
- 9. communication conducted through both verbal and nonverbal means
- 10. language gestures, eye contact, posture, facial expression, and proxemics as conveyors of feeling
- 12. something you want to communicate
- 14. the relationship of language to a specific situation, purpose, and audience
- 17. the receiver's response to the sender
- 19. barriers include language, vocabulary, accents, and customs
- 21. the technical vocabulary of a hobby, occupation, or other specialized activity
- 23. a word's implied or suggested meaning
- 24. barriers physical, mental, and cultural forms of interference
- 26. anything that distorts or creates barriers to communication
- 32. communication anything people communicate beyond the literal meaning of words
- 34. an expression that means something other than the literal meaning of it's words
- 35. gestures movements that allow a speaker to emphasize spoken words
- 36. gestures movements that help listeners visualize spoken words
- 37. one for whom a message is intended
Down
- 2. a process for exchanging ideas and creating meaning
- 3. receiving sound waves without intention
- 8. one who communicates a message
- 9. a distinctive behavior that people associate with you
- 11. a word's explicit, literal meaning; dictionary definition
- 13. the way a message is expressed
- 15. referring to general concepts or ideas
- 16. referring to specific items or processes you can see or instantly identify
- 18. listening using concentration, retention, judgement, and empathy while listening
- 20. time and place
- 22. how you hold your body
- 23. listening retaining, recalling, and using information for a purpose
- 25. the process of translating communication into meaning
- 27. the process of turning ideas into meaning
- 28. believability or worthiness of belief
- 29. word order
- 30. restate in your own words
- 31. to hear
- 33. listening analyzing and evaluating what you hear