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Interpersonal Communication- A Mindful Approach to Relationships, 2020a

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Finally, this chapter discusses the subcategories of verbal communication. The subcategories of<br />

verbal communication allow us <strong>to</strong> understand how misunderstandings might occur if language is not used<br />

effectively.<br />

End of Chapter<br />

Key Terms<br />

• Abstract<br />

• Abstraction Ladder<br />

• Affiliation<br />

• Ambiguous Language<br />

• Bias<br />

• Biased Language<br />

• Buzz Word<br />

• Cliché<br />

• Colloquialism<br />

• Connotation<br />

• Converge<br />

• Denotation<br />

• Discourse<br />

• Diverge<br />

• Euphemism<br />

• Formal Language<br />

• Heuristic Function<br />

• Idiom<br />

• Imaginative Function<br />

• Informal Language<br />

• Instrumental Function<br />

• Interactional Function<br />

• Jargon<br />

• Language<br />

• Language Adaptation<br />

• Language Awareness<br />

• Linguistic Determinism<br />

• Linguistic Relativity<br />

• Metamessage<br />

• Personal Function<br />

• Racism<br />

• Racist Language<br />

• Racist Language<br />

• Regula<strong>to</strong>ry Function<br />

• Relative Language<br />

• Representational Function<br />

• Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis<br />

• Sexism<br />

• Sexist Language<br />

• Sexist Language<br />

• Slang<br />

• Spin<br />

• Static Evaluation<br />

• Vocabulary<br />

Real World Case Study<br />

Kory was an introverted and timid sixth-grader who moved <strong>to</strong> a new school. One<br />

day, he was searching on the Internet and he came across a negative website about him<br />

posted by some of his classmates. On the webpage, many of the students called him<br />

horrible names and made some damaging and hurtful remarks about his looks and<br />

sexuality. Every day, the words would get worse. The language became unbearable, and<br />

he went through a lot of <strong>to</strong>rment because all of the statements about him were untrue.<br />

Kory had endured cyberbullying. He had considered suicide.<br />

Cyberbullying seems <strong>to</strong> be a growing problem these days. Think about the ways you<br />

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