Across
- 6. the deliberate use of information, untruthful, irrelevant, or vague language for the purpose of misleading others.
- 7. habitually attacking a person using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies, or mobile phones.
- 9. making you verbal communication as informative, honest, relevant, and clear as required for a particular situation.
- 12. items used to represent other things.
- 13. the single most important characteristic of competent communication.
- 15. the literal meanings of a word, as agreed on by members of your culture.
- 17. when one person misperceives the meaning of another's verbal communication.
- 18. phrases that emphasize ownership of your feelings, opinions, and beliefs.
- 19. variations of a language within a culture.
- 20. intentionally false communication that harms a person's reputation.
Down
- 1. the use of language to attack someone's personal attributes, such as their weight, looks, intelligence, or physical ability.
- 2. rules that control how you use language.
- 3. the use of spoken or written language to interact with others.
- 4. the meanings you associate with words based on your life experiences.
- 5. written defamation.
- 8. rules that define words' meanings.
- 10. language that displays contempt, dislike, or disdain for a group or its members.
- 11. phrases that focus attention and blame on other people.
- 14. phrases that both emphasize inclusion and enhance feelings of connection and similarity.
- 16. verbal defamation.