Across
- 4. intentional transmission of information for the purpose of creating false beliefs
- 5. speed at which you speak
- 7. loudness or quietness of your voice
- 8. relationship between a word and its meaning
- 11. refer to ideas, concepts, and intangible qualities
- 13. communication seen as facial expressions, eye contact, hand gestures, and body movement
- 17. metaphors inappropriate combinations of two unrelated expressions
- 20. words or sounds that serve no purpose except to fill silence
- 21. express uncertainty
- 22. the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one
- 24. voice has little or no variety in pitch, often come across as tired or annoying
- 26. words that heighten the importance of other words
- 30. terminology used and understood by members of a given profession, trade, or hobby
- 31. mental and emotional associations a word activates
- 33. misleading statement made aloud that harms a person's reputation or image
Down
- 1. movement of hands, arms, and head
- 2. shortened words that stand in place of a whole word
- 3. ability to manipulate, influence, or control other people or events
- 6. refer to specific people, objects, or actions in the physical world
- 9. culturally specific phrases whose meanings are purely figurative
- 10. speech perceived as passive and timid
- 12. introduce doubt
- 14. words formed from the initials
- 15. introduce pauses or filler words into speech
- 16. how high or low voice is
- 18. informal language often understood only by certain groups
- 19. declarations of intent to harm someone else
- 23. word's literal meaning
- 25. speech perceived as active and assertive
- 27. address indicate that a listener is of higher status than the speaker
- 28. phrases that were novel at one time but have lost their effect because of overuse
- 29. speech, communication meant to degrade or dehumanize groups of people
- 32. questions questions ask for listener agreement