...language use As time goes on, everything that we do in life modernises alongside us. Many people hold the opinion that ‘old fashioned’ methods of language use were more caring and creative, and that modern technology allows us to simply be ‘lazy’. However by looking at examples of texting, and/or web-based interaction, I will be able to show that modern language use can too be very creative. My conversation with Sophie starts with a text from myself saying ‘OMG YOULL NEVER GUESS WHAT I JUST HEARD!!!!! Xx’. A key factor of the creativity in this text conversation is the capitalisation. Capitalisation is used as a reflection of intonation and normally this could have been interpreted as a shout, and therefore an angry text message. However, in this case, the text message is taken as light – hearted, showing that Sophie and myself must share a friendship. As it is not an angry text, the capitalisation is taken as excitement, so from this we learn that whatever Sophie and me are discussing, I am clearly excited about. The ‘OMG’, which is in replace of ‘oh my goodness’ is used to exploit the limited space and is a much quicker way to type. By using the quickened version of the phrase, it shows that I cant wait to tell her what is coming and using the quickest way possible to give me all the information. Another word that has been quickened is ‘YOULL’ instead of using ‘YOU’LL’, again confirming that I was in a rush to share my exciting information, as I have not taken the time to...
Words: 1031 - Pages: 5
...There are countless languages, words, phrases, and ways of communication. The way we all speak is different based upon our surroundings. Communication is a way of expression among people. The various ways of communication can also influence other individuals on how to speak and write. The various ways of communication do not matter if it is the same language or not because slang, text, or more can all be in the same language or in various languages such as Spanglish. Although, we mostly speak Spanish in my family, in various moments we tend to speak Spanglish. Spanglish is a form of bilingualism that consists of English and Spanish. Even though we include a mixture of English and Spanish we understand what we are saying to one another. “Language...
Words: 943 - Pages: 4
...The first soap opera broadcast was a radio soap produced in America in the 1930’s. The first soap opera was called ‘Painted Dreams’ which premiered in October 1930. ‘Painted Dreams’ was targeted mainly at a female audience. The word ‘Soap opera’ came from the advertisements of soaps (washing soaps), this appealed to women in particular because they were left at home to do housework, and not long after soaps became more popular more women were listening to Soap operas whilst doing housework. The popularity of soaps has increased since they first broadcast. TV soaps mimic spontaneous speech by using their dialect form the specific region that the soap is aimed at for example: Eastenders is from the East end of England . The actors in Eastenders use a ‘cockney’ dialect; the audience recognise the cockney accent because it is made familiar in films and soap operas including Eastenders. Different soaps use different dialects such as: Coronation Street use a very strong Northern accent Women believed that listening to these soap operas allowed them to escape from their everyday problems by immersing themselves in a more dramatic scene presented in the soap operas. Soap operas emphasised on how other people and cultures lived. Dallas was a famous soap opera in the seventies, the British audience were amazed by the extent of exaggeration that was presented in this soap, and the houses were a particular object that stood out because of their size, at this time Britain was not used to...
Words: 3466 - Pages: 14
...“The North Sea will sooner be found wanting in water than a woman be at a loss for a word”. It is commonly believed that women talk more than men. Moreover, some researchers argue that there is a significant difference in a way how men and women communicate. One group of scientists insists that differences in men’s and women’s speech prove a controversial idea that “Women's American English” exists. On the contrary, others assert that the reason why males and females tend to use certain words and phrases is caused by social factors. They believe that society has different expectations from men and women relating to their social statuses, family roles and job preferences which may influence women's linguistic behaviour. The difference in communication styles of males and females doesn't prove the existence of women's language; on the opposite, it shows that women have found the most convenient way to express themselves in the mainly male-dominant society. The entire literature review will investigate how social norms and expectations have influenced women's speech and whether there is discrimination on the basis of gender in speech. It will be organized using a thematic style of presentation. First of all, it will be shown whether there are differences in usage of linguistic forms, such as vocabulary, syntax and tone, between males and females. And then, the concept of report and rapport talk in women's and men's speech will be examined. There is no reason to deny that men...
Words: 1912 - Pages: 8
...Women’s Language “The North Sea will sooner be found wanting in water than a woman be at a loss for a word”. It is commonly believed that women talk more than men. Moreover, some researchers argue that there is a significant difference in a way how men and women communicate. One group of scientists insists that differences in men’s and women’s speech prove a controversial idea that “Women's American English” exists. On the contrary, others assert that the reason why males and females tend to use certain words and phrases is caused by social factors. They believe that society has different expectations from men and women relating to their social statuses, family roles and job preferences which may influence women's linguistic behaviour. The difference in communication styles of males and females doesn't prove the existence of women's language; on the opposite, it shows that women have found the most convenient way to express themselves in the mainly male-dominant society. The entire literature review will investigate how social norms and expectations have influenced women's speech and whether there is discrimination on the basis of gender in speech. It will be organized using a thematic style of presentation. First of all, it will be shown whether there are differences in usage of linguistic forms, such as vocabulary, syntax and tone, between males and females. And then, the concept of report and rapport talk in women's and men's speech will be examined. There is no reason...
Words: 1912 - Pages: 8
...this attachment, they will not be displayed. Download the original attachment The Skills of Good Speaking The Skills of Good Speaking • Art of Conversation • Public Speaking • Job Interview Art of Conversation • Do’s of Conversation • Don’ts of Conversation Do’s of Conversation • Listen more than you talk. • Come to an occasion armed with topics at the ready. • Tailor the conversation to the listener. • Take your turn • Think before you speak. Don’ts of Conversation • Don’t interrupt. • Don’t talk to only one person when conversing in a group. • Don’t engage in “one-upping. • Don’t overshare. Things Not to Say • “Am I boring you?” • “Huh?” “What?” “Say What?” “Eh?” • “Actually, you should say ‘between you and me,” not ‘between you and I.’” • “Stop me if I’ve told you this story before…” The Number One Rule of Conversation: Be Natural Source: http://artofmanliness.com/2010/09/24/the-art-of-conversation/ Public Speaking Public Speaking • Definition • Speaking Opportunities • Similarities between PS and Conversation • Differences between PS and Conversation • Speech Communication Process • Factors to be Considered During Speaking Public Speaking • Public speaking is the process...
Words: 1684 - Pages: 7
...Jhumpa Lahiri’s short story a temporary matter’s meager dialogue helps illustrate how important it is to appreciate the little things before it is too late. In a temporary matter, the two protagonists, Shukumar and Shoba had just gone through an extremely hard time, being that there “baby died” (Lahiri 2). This pain created a rift in Shukumar and Shoba’s relationship, along with the rolling power outages and differing work schedules led to the two having very few conversations. The lack of conversations between the two merely added importance and significance to the conversations that did occur. Such as when Shoba advised that Shukumar "[shouldn’t] work too hard," she would say after a minute or two, and head off to bed. It was the one time...
Words: 297 - Pages: 2
...Measurement How to link social media metrics to business results Insights from the webinar, Less Talk + More Action = Better Results, in the Measure What Matters: Redefining Marketing Success in the Digital Age series, presented in association with the American Marketing Association and SAS Featuring: Katie Delahaye Paine, CEO of KDPaine & Partners John Bastone, Global Customer and Media Intelligence Manager at SAS Five Best Practices for Social Media Measurement 1 If there’s anyone out there who still believes social media doesn’t warrant serious consideration, consider some basic facts: There are more than 750 million active users on Facebook, 140 million unique visitors to the site each month, 200 million registered Twitter users, and more than 100 million professionals on LinkedIn. That’s just for starters. In addition to social networking sites, there are blogs, comments on traditional media and e-commerce websites, review sites such as ConsumerSearch and Epinion, content-sharing sites such as YouTube and Flickr, and collaborative projects such as Wikipedia. Nearly half of Americans now get their news from the Web. One in five reads blogs. More than 80 percent of Americans use social media in some fashion each month. Some of those people just might be talking about your brand – and your competition. Some may be ambassadors and advocates, or they may just as easily be detractors and malcontents – but all their voices are in the mix, shaping customers’...
Words: 4169 - Pages: 17
...Words are flying out of everyone's mouths in rapid fashions; couples trying to stay together, friends debating about what they should do next weekend; teachers discussing which books they should assign next. The words that people choose next to keep the conversation alive and breathing well are being thought of in a careful manner. Even typing these words, the buttons I press must stand for something more. The ideas that run through my head are nothing more than ideas until I use them. These ideas and words that I have can be used for just about anything I want them to be. When the time is right, I use the words to tell a story about a prince, lost in his own mind. Other times, the ideas just want to share every bit of knowledge they know onto a sheet of paper. But what is really exciting, is when I can use these ideas to not only inform those around me, but persuade my audience into believing anything I want them to. Who can speak without the use of a tongue? Who can run without the use of his legs? What good is convincing people, when the speaker doesn't know how to speak. Persusaion uses different writing techniques to get the idea that s/he is trying to make. Knowing when to use a smilile to make the auidence smile or when to use an enumeratio makes the speech more convincing to my auidence....
Words: 454 - Pages: 2
...Part I: Communication Competence Analysis Place a checkmark next to those skills that you feel you need to work on. 1. I’m sensitive to contexts of communication. I recognize that changes in physical, cultural, social– psychological and temporal contexts will alter meaning. 2. I assess my channel options and evaluate whether my message will be more effective if delivered face-to-face, through e-mail, or by some third party, for example. 3. I look for meaning not only in words but also in nonverbal behaviors. 4. I am sensitive to the feedback and feed forward that I give to others and that others give to me. 5. I combat the effects of the various types of physical, psychological, and semantic noise that distort messages. X 6. I listen not only to the more obvious content messages but also to the relational messages that I (and others) send, and I respond to the relational messages of others to increase meaningful interaction. 7. Instead of looking only at the punctuation patterns, I also look at the patterns that others might be using in order to understand better the meanings communicated. 8. Because communication is transactional, I recognize that all elements influence every other element in the communication process and that each person communicating is simultaneously a speaker/listener. 9. Because communication is purposeful, I look carefully at both the speaker’s and the listener’s purposes. X 10. Because communication is inevitable, irreversible...
Words: 1715 - Pages: 7
...versus Literal Language The English language encompasses a myriad of different techniques to convey ideas and feelings. There are two ways that we use language: we use language literally, and we use language figuratively. When we use language literally, we actually “say” what we want the sender to hear. What actually comes from the speaker’s mouth can be comprehended and no add-ons are needed. Sometimes being literal is not enough to convey meanings or thoughts. At these times, we use figurative language, or figures of speech. Often, people will use figurative language to enliven ordinary conservations; thus, turning a dull conversation into an interesting conversation. There are several types of figures of speech that we sometimes employ in conversation: idioms, analogies, metaphors, similes, clichés, amphibolies, “flame words”, hyperboles, euphemisms, and colloquialisms. Below I will define each term of speech and how they are sometimes used in communication. According to The American Heritage Dictionary (1991), an idiom is “a speech or expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements”. A common idiom that we may recognize is that “friends come a dime a dozen”. This does not mean that twelve (12) friends can be purchased for a dime; but what it does suggest, is that friends can be made anywhere. Depending on the context of the sentence the use of an idiom...
Words: 1426 - Pages: 6
...<Just One Flaw> Owing to a great diversity of aspects of gender differences, there is an issue about which gender talk more has always been an intense argument. It does not be too difficult to determine the numbers of people believed that the female did much more conversations than male. There is an article ‘Women Talk Too Much,’ which wrote by Janet Holmes who a professor of sociolinguistics at the Victoria University of Wellington. By the analysis of numerous studies, facts and researches that it seems the author determines the amount of conversation totally depend on different circumstances and situations. Furthermore, unlike the proverb of English says. “Women’s tongues are like lambs tails-----they are never still” (299). Holmes thinks that women are talking less than men in many situations, such as in the classroom and working place. Even though, many evidence of this paper has displayed dozens of reasons that women are talking much less than we think, there are still some evidences to persuade people this article does not quite convincible. In this essay, I will discuss many evidences and studies that Holmes used to convince the reader. Moreover, the tone of her article will be analyzed, and finally I will present some opposing view with evidence to prove that men totally talk less than women. Holmes has given a lot of different evidences and studies to convince reader that women usually do not have more conversations than man in workplace, classroom or some...
Words: 994 - Pages: 4
...Communication in marriage Research: Communication In Families Communication is a vital part of everyday life. Without communication we would not be allowed to express feelings, needs or even wants. Communication is more complicated than just speaking to one another. Some families suffer from the lack of communication and it is most important to keep a good communication flow through families. Effective communication is an important characteristic of strong, healthy families. Family communication is the way verbal and non-verbal information is exchanged between family members (Epstein et al.,1993). Communication involves the ability to pay attention to what others are thinking and feeling. In other words, an important part of communication is not just talking, but listening to what others have to say. Communication within the family is extremely important because it enables members to express their needs, wants, and concerns to each other. Open and honest communication creates an atmosphere that allows family members to express their differences as well as love and admiration for one another. It is through communication that family members are able to resolve the unavoidable problems that arise within the family. Just as effective communication is almost always found in strong, healthy families. Poor communication is usually found in unhealthy family relationships. Marriage and family therapists often report that poor communication is a common complaint of families who are...
Words: 6095 - Pages: 25
... 10-12 6. CONVERSATION 13-14 7. MEETINGS ALWAYS TAKE TIME 15-17 8. MAKING YOUR CASE 18-20 9. LISTEN WHILE YOU WORK 21-22 10. CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES 23-25 1 CLEAR COMMUNICATION By Keith Rosen If you can eliminate communication breakdowns between yourself and your clients, the result will be more sales with fewer headaches. Breakdowns occur because no one took the time to check if what was communicated was understood by the people engaged in the conversation. Here are four easy steps that will assist you in getting clear with your client's wants, needs and expectations. 1. Ask a Question. Assume you have no idea what the client really wants. The only way to uncover their needs is to first ask questions. Some useful information gathering questions are: “What results are you looking to achieve? What is most important to you? Why? If you could eliminate three of your biggest problems or headaches, what would they be? What factors do you consider when choosing a vender?” 2. Process the Information. Listen carefully to their response. Never interrupt a client. I know it’s hard to stay quiet, but just remember, you don't learn anything that will help you sell from listening to yourself talk. 3. Interpret the Information. What is it they are actually saying? If you are not clear, ask more questions such as, “Can you say more about that?” It...
Words: 7792 - Pages: 32
...speaking to someone and listening. Communication has a lot of elements to it, there isn’t just one type there are many. One type is Dyadic which is when the communicating is between two people one on one. Communication is also online such as speaking to one another throughout the internet and meeting new people from other states, and countries. Communication distribution can be cause by anything such as text messages, noise, or things in the background of the person you are speaking too. Feedback is an important part of communication, the way you use feedback can determine if you helped the person or gave he or she negative feedback which will make them act differently because of what was said. Communication cannot be taken back, what was said can’t be reversed and it will be permanently said and it depends on how the other person takes it, that will either make them very happy or terribly sad. I personally did not know there were different types of communication and that it has a lot of factors. Culture is one of those ways it is affected, culture is a factor because there are words that are said and meant differently in every language they do not always mean the same exact thing. Also, I knew saying things were irreversible but I didn’t think saying something wrong will affect the way the person is talking with you the rest of the conversation. After reading the first chapter I paid a little more close attention to my family and friends and they speak very differently. My family does...
Words: 1298 - Pages: 6
