Distinct culture
in every distinct culture there is a distinctive speech code
Speech community
In any given speech community, multiple speech are deployed
Speech Code
involves a culturally distinctive psychology, sociology, and rhetoric
Significance of speaking
depends on speech codes used by speakers and listeners to create and interpret their communication
Terms, rules, and premises of a speech code are inextricably woven into speaking itself
Individuals can learn a speech code and predict the use of this speech code in a speech community, allowing individuals to enter new speech codes and understand these cultures