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1111Using LanguageUsing Language
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Denotative MeaningDenotative Meaning
Literal or dictionary meaning of word or phrase
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Connotative MeaningConnotative Meaning
Meaning suggested by associations or emotions triggered by word or phrase
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Language Use Language Use GuidelinesGuidelines
• Accurately
• Clearly
• Vividly
• Appropriately
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Abstract WordsAbstract Words
Refer to general concepts, qualities, attributes
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Concrete WordsConcrete Words
Refer to tangible objects
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Abstract vs. ConcreteAbstract vs. Concrete
Physical activity
Sports
Golf
Professional golf
Tiger Woods
Abstract
Concrete
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ImageryImagery
Creates mental images of objects, actions, ideas
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SimileSimile
• Comparison
• Introduced with “like” or “as”
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SimileSimile
“Air pollution is eating away at the monuments in Washington, D.C., like a giant Alka-Seltzer tablet.”
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MetaphorMetaphor
• Comparison
• Not introduced with “like” or “as”
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MetaphorMetaphor
“America’s cities are the windows through which the world looks at American society.”
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RhythmRhythm
Pattern of sound created by choice, arrangement of words
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ParallelismParallelism
Similar arrangement of pair or series of related words, phrases, sentences
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ParallelismParallelism
“Rich and poor, intelligent and ignorant, wise and foolish, virtuous and vicious, man and woman—it is ever the same, each soul must depend wholly on itself.”
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RepetitionRepetition
• Reiterating same word or set of words
• At beginning or end of successive clauses, sentences
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RepetitionRepetition
“If not now, when? If not us, who? If not together, how?”
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AlliterationAlliteration
Repeating initial consonant in close or adjoining words
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AlliterationAlliteration
“Our colleges, our communities, our country should challenge hatred wherever we find it.”
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AntithesisAntithesis
Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, usually in parallel structure
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AntithesisAntithesis
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
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Using Language Using Language AppropriatelyAppropriately
• Occasion
• Audience
• Topic
• Speaker
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Inclusive LanguageInclusive Language
Does not stereotype, demean on basis of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, etc.
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Using Inclusive Using Inclusive LanguageLanguage
• Avoid generic “he”
• Avoid use of “man” when referring to both men & women
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Using Inclusive Using Inclusive LanguageLanguage
• Avoid stereotyping jobs, social roles by gender
• Use names groups use to identify themselves
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Avoid the Generic Avoid the Generic “He”“He”
Ineffective: Whenever a surgeon walks into the operating room, he risks being sued for malpractice.
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Avoid the Generic Avoid the Generic “He”“He”
More Effective: Whenever a surgeon walks into the operating room, she or he risks being sued for malpractice.
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Avoid Generic “Man”Avoid Generic “Man”
Ineffective: If a large comet struck the earth, it could destroy all of mankind.
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Avoid Generic “Man”Avoid Generic “Man”
More Effective:
If a large comet struck the earth, it could destroy all human life.
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Avoid Stereotyping Avoid Stereotyping
Ineffective: Being a small businessman in the current economic climate is not easy.
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Avoid Stereotyping Avoid Stereotyping
More Effective:
Being a small business person in the current economic climate is not easy.
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Use Group Self-Use Group Self-IdentifiersIdentifiers
Ineffective: The Paralympics show what handicapped people can accomplish in the athletic arena.
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Use Group Self-Use Group Self-IdentifiersIdentifiers
More Effective: The Paralympics show what people with disabilities can accomplish in the athletic arena.