CHAPTER 3 Flashcards
(31 cards)
communicating with people from different races
INTERRACIAL COMMUNICATION
interacting with people of different ethnic group
INTERETHNIC COMMUNICATION
communicating with representatives from different nations
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION
is a traditional-linked communication system which adheres strongly to being indirect
HIGH-CONTEXT COMMUNICATION
is a system that works on straight forward communication
LOW-CONTEXT COMMUNICATION
Meditteranian, slav, Central European, Latin American, African, Arab, Asian, American- Indian
HIGH-CONTEXT COMMUNICATION
most germanic and english speaking language
LOW CONTEXT CULTURE
this may include instances instances of local everyday written usage found in the neighborhood posters (e.g. a poster looking for transient/bed spacers).
Local everyday written
may occur in local communications among neighbors in everyday, informal and local varieties of languages
Local everyday oral
An example of local specialized written usage can be found in the publication and web sites of local societies such as the Baguio Midland Courier
Local specialized written
involves specialized discourses. For example, in a computer shop in the neighborhood, specialized local usage can be found (e.g. specialized computer game-related vocabulary is used)
Local specialized oral
written avoids local colloquialisms to make the text accessible to wider communities of readers. This can be found in international editions of newspapers and magazines.
Global everyday written
may occur in interactions between people coming from different parts of the world when they talk about everyday casual topics
Global everyday oral
occurs when people from different parts of the world discuss specialized topics in spoken form (e.g. paper presentation sessions in an international academic conference).
Global specialized oral
This style of communication rarely or never changes
Frozen
This is official business and educational language which features complete sentences and specific word choice, which often contains archaisms.
Frozen
This language is used in formal setting and is one-way
Formal/Academic
It is generally impersonal and formal. It is often used to show respect. Word selection is more sophisticated, and certain words are always or never used depending on the situation. In a formal register, the story structure focuses on the plot: It has a beginning and ending and it weaves sequence, cause and effect, characters, and consequences into the plot.
Formal/Academic
It is a standard form of communications
Consultative
Users engage in a mutually accepted structure of interfaces. It is formal and societal expectations accompany the users of speech. This register can be described as two-way participation, professional setting, background information is provided (prior knowledge is not assumed), interruptions and feedback fillers allowed (“uh-huh,” “I see”), more complex syntax, and longer phrases
Consultative
The language used in conversation with friends
Casual/Informal
characterized by 400- to 500- word vocabulary, broken sentences, and interruptions are common. Very informal language, idioms, ellipsis, and slang are common
Casual/Informal
The focus of the story is characterization. It is an indirect, random approach with many omissions and does not have a sequence, cause, and effect, or consequence.
Casual/Informal
This communication is private. It is reserved for close family members or intimate relations. It is non-public, the intonation is as crucial as wording and grammar, and often a special vocabulary full of coded words is used.
Intimate
