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24 Cards in this Set
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symbolic
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represent the concrete and objective reality of objects and things as well as abstract ideas
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
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theory that suggests our language determines to some extent how we think about the view of the world
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abstraction
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simplification standing for a person or thing
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semanticists
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people who study the words and meaning, thought of a way to envision levels of abstraction
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levels of abstraction
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the degree to which words become separated from concrete or sensed reality
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abstract words
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general, broad, and distant from what you can perceive through you senses
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concrete
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specific, narrow, particular, and based on what you can sense
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Denotative meaning
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the direct, explicit meaning or reference of a word. Ex: wolf=wild canine in the dog family
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Connotative meaning
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the idea suggested by a word other than its explicit meaning ex: wolf-man who aggressively pursues a woman
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Descriptive language
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attempts to observe objectively and without judgment
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Evaluative language
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full of judgments about the goodness or badness of a person or situation
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comparison
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how much one thing is like another
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contrast
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how unlike thing is from another
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literal language
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uses word to reveal facts EX: a fighter his opponent 25 times
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Figurative language
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compares once concept to another analogous but different concept Ex: he fought like a tiger
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inclusive language
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does not leave any group of people out Ex: fireman vs firefighter
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stereotype
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the misjudging of an individual by assuming that he or she has the same characteristics of some group
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synonyms
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words that mean more or less the same thing
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antonyms
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words that are opposite in meaning
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etymology
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the origin of a word
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allieteration
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the repetition of an initial consonant Ex: The Fabulous Facts about Foster Care
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hyperbole
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kind of overstatement or use of a word or words that exaggerates the actual situation
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oversimplification
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describing a complex issue as a simple one
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perspective
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your point of view or perception
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