1. Speech Sending Verbal Messages

2. Language is . . . • System or group of elements working together. • Symbolic or stands for something • Conventional or accepted by people • Learned • Changing

3. Hidden Meanings of Words • Denotation • The dictionary definition of words or the meaning a culture gives to the word. • Connotation • The meaning that is associated with the word. • Can be negative, positive, or neutral.

4. Special Language • Standard English • Speaking using correct grammar; speaking professionally • Nonstandard English • Speaking without thinking or worrying about using correct grammar; speaking with friends

5. Special Language: Sublanguage Sublanguage is a subsystem of established language. • Jargon – language that is used in particular groups that may not be understood by those outside that group. • Slang – language that consists of new words, made from old words, but used outrageously. Most of it dies out, while others become standard. • Dialect – language used in a specific region or culture that differs from standard English.