PERSUASIVE SPEECH: �LANGUAGE�PART 1

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY WATCHING?

PREVIEW OF TODAY’S CLASS

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LANGUAGE

WHAT IS LANGUAGE?

LANGUAGE

System of symbols used to convey meaning.

LANGUAGE

• Phonology
• Description of speech sounds for language
• Syntax
• Rules that govern the way we combine words or phrases
• Semantics
• Meaning that we attach to language
• Pragmatics
• Relationship between language and its users

TAKE OUT A SHEET OF PAPER AND DRAW A DOG

ACTIVITY

• Share with the class.
• Discuss the differences between your ideas of what a “dog” is.

CHARACTERISTICS OF LANGUAGE

• Denotation
• Dictionary definition of a word
• Connotation
• Feelings and attitude associated with a word

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BYPASSING

• Occurs when a message receiver has a different understanding of a term than the sender intended.
• Often leads to miscommunication, waste, or conflict.

BYPASSING

• 4 types:
• Denotative-denotative
• Denotative-connotative
• Connotative-denotative
• Connotative-connotative

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BYPASSING

• Denotative-denotative
• Difference between definition
• Fluke (Stroke of luck, fish, part of a ship’s anchor)

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• Denotative-connotative
• Sender intends denotative meaning, receiver understands connotative meaning
• “I come with a lot of baggage!”

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BYPASSING

• Connotative-denotative
• Sender intends connotative meaning, receiver understands denotative meaning
• Sarcasm
• Connotative-connotative
• Difference between implied (non-literal) meanings
• “Dead today”

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THINK OF A TIME WHERE YOU EXPERIENCED BYPASSING?

• Why did it happen?
• What contributed to it?

WEEKLY TASK REMINDERS

• Study for and Complete the Midterm Exam
• Keep Preparing the Monroe’s Speech
• Out-of-Class Speaker Critique – Due Oct. 29th
• Podcast Assignment – Due Oct. 29^th
• Read for next week:
• Chapter 10, Presentational Zen, and Review Chapter 13

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REVIEW

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