Across
- 2. language in an utterance that uses concrete and precise words, as well as details and examples, combining them in accord with the rules of grammar and syntax for that language
- 4. words that describe something that can be sensed
- 6. the communication skill that improves the semantic meaning of a verbal message by acknowledging that individual instances may differ from the truth statement of our message
- 9. technical terminology whose meaning is understood by only a select group of people in a specialized speech community based on shared activities or interests
- 11. words that identify a smaller grouping within a larger category
- 12. the direct, explicit meaning of a word found in a written dictionary of the language community
Down
- 1. using language that respects others while avoiding language that offends
- 3. the informal vocabulary developed and used by particular co-cultural groups in a society
- 5. the feelings or evaluations we personally associate with a word
- 7. the communication skill that improves the semantic accuracy of verbal messages by pointing out when the information in a message was true
- 8. meaning of a verbal message derived from language itself
- 10. the aribitrarily chosen symbol used by a language or speech community to name or signify things