{"id":618,"date":"2015-11-02T21:04:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T21:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/zelixcst110\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=618"},"modified":"2015-11-03T22:49:20","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T22:49:20","slug":"verbal-communication-study-guide","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/zelixcst110v2\/chapter\/verbal-communication-study-guide\/","title":{"raw":"Verbal Communication Study Guide","rendered":"Verbal Communication Study Guide"},"content":{"raw":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Verbal Communication<\/strong> i<\/span><span class=\"s2\">s an agreed-upon and rule-governed system of symbols used to share meaning. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n\t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Symbols<\/strong> are arbitrary representations of thoughts, ideas, emotions, objects, or actions used to encode and decode meaning <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Symbols have 3 distinct qualities:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Arbitrary- no direct relationship to the idea or object they <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\r\n<\/span><span class=\"s2\">represent\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Ambiguous- several possible meanings\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Abstract- words are not physical or material. <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Rule-Governed<\/strong>: We all follow an agreed upon set of rules to make sense of the symbols we use. <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Phonology<\/strong>: study of speech sounds. It has the rules that tell us what letters sound like and how they are pronounced <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Semantic Rules<\/strong>: focuses on the meaning of words based on rules we accept <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Denotative meaning<\/strong>: the standard definition of the word. What you see in the dictionary <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Connotative meaning<\/strong>: based on the meaning according to your personal experience and belief. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Syntactics<\/strong>: study of language structure and symbolic arrangement <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Pragmatics<\/strong>: studies how people use verbal language and communication <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">Spoken versus Written Communication <\/span><\/h2>\r\n<table class=\"t1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"td1\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"middle\">\r\n<p class=\"p5\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">Spoken <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"td1\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"middle\">\r\n<p class=\"p5\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">Written <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">Informal <\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">Formal <\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">synchronous <\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">asynchronous <\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">not recorded <\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">archived <\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Synchronous<\/strong>: takes place in real time\r\n<\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Asynchronous<\/strong>: not immediate, occurs over time <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">Functions of Verbal Communication <\/span><\/h2>\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n\t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Verbal communication helps us define reality <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Verbal communication helps us organize complex ideas and <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\r\n<\/span><span class=\"s2\">experiences into meaningful categories. <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Verbal communication helps us think. <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Verbal communication helps us shape our attitudes about our world. <\/span><span class=\"s3\">\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 class=\"p7\"><span class=\"s2\">Key Terms <\/span><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">abstract\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">ambiguous\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">arbitrary\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">archived\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">asynchronous\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">connotative meaning <\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">context\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">denotative meaning\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">formal\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">informal\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">phonology\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">pragmatics\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">reclaim\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">rule-governed\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">semantics\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">symbols\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">synchronous\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">syntactics\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">verbal communication<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Communication\/Verbal+Communication+Study+Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A PDF of this Verbal Communication Study Guide is available for download here<\/a>.","rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Verbal Communication<\/strong> i<\/span><span class=\"s2\">s an agreed-upon and rule-governed system of symbols used to share meaning. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Symbols<\/strong> are arbitrary representations of thoughts, ideas, emotions, objects, or actions used to encode and decode meaning <\/span><span class=\"s3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Symbols have 3 distinct qualities:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Arbitrary- no direct relationship to the idea or object they <\/span><span class=\"s3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s2\">represent<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Ambiguous- several possible meanings<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Abstract- words are not physical or material. <\/span><span class=\"s3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Rule-Governed<\/strong>: We all follow an agreed upon set of rules to make sense of the symbols we use. <\/span><span class=\"s3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Phonology<\/strong>: study of speech sounds. It has the rules that tell us what letters sound like and how they are pronounced <\/span><span class=\"s3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Semantic Rules<\/strong>: focuses on the meaning of words based on rules we accept <\/span><span class=\"s3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Denotative meaning<\/strong>: the standard definition of the word. What you see in the dictionary <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Connotative meaning<\/strong>: based on the meaning according to your personal experience and belief. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Syntactics<\/strong>: study of language structure and symbolic arrangement <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Pragmatics<\/strong>: studies how people use verbal language and communication <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">Spoken versus Written Communication <\/span><\/h2>\n<table class=\"t1\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-spacing: 0px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p5\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">Spoken <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td1\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p5\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">Written <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">Informal <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">Formal <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">synchronous <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">asynchronous <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">not recorded <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s2\">archived <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Synchronous<\/strong>: takes place in real time<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Asynchronous<\/strong>: not immediate, occurs over time <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">Functions of Verbal Communication <\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Verbal communication helps us define reality <\/span><span class=\"s3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Verbal communication helps us organize complex ideas and <\/span><span class=\"s3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s2\">experiences into meaningful categories. <\/span><span class=\"s3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Verbal communication helps us think. <\/span><span class=\"s3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Verbal communication helps us shape our attitudes about our world. <\/span><span class=\"s3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p7\"><span class=\"s2\">Key Terms <\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">abstract<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">ambiguous<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">arbitrary<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">archived<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">asynchronous<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">connotative meaning <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">context<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">denotative meaning<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">formal<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">informal<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">phonology<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">pragmatics<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">reclaim<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">rule-governed<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">semantics<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">symbols<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">synchronous<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">syntactics<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s2\">verbal communication<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Communication\/Verbal+Communication+Study+Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A PDF of this Verbal Communication Study Guide is available for download here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-618\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Introduction to Communication. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Extended Learning Institute of Northern Virginia Community College. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eli.nvcc.edu\/\">http:\/\/eli.nvcc.edu\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Survey of Communication Study. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Scott T Paynton and Linda K Hahn. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Humboldt State University. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikibooks.org\/wiki\/Survey_of_Communication_Study\">https:\/\/en.wikibooks.org\/wiki\/Survey_of_Communication_Study<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t 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