Chapter 5

Question 1

What are the 3 nature of language symbols?

Answer 1

-arbitrary
-ambiguous
-abstract

Question 2

arbitrary symbols

Answer 2

symbols that have no direct relationship to the objects or ideas they represent

Question 3

ambiguous symbols

Answer 3

symbols that have more than one meaning

Question 4

abstract symbols

Answer 4

symbols that can only represent ideas

Question 5

what are the 2 communication rules?

Answer 5

-Regulative Rules
-Constitutive Rules

Question 6

what are regulative rules?

Answer 6

Regulative rules regulate conversation, they specify “when,
how, where and with whom to talk about certain things” (just obvious)

Question 7

what are constitutive rules?

Answer 7

Constitutive rules regulate our conversation subconsciously & help conversations run smoothly.

Question 8

______________ have a shared understanding of how to communicate

Answer 8

speech communities

Question 9

what is dual perspective?

Answer 9

Dual perspective requires honouring both our own point of view and others when we communicate.