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| What is the basic definition of language? | Language can be defined as the tool used in communication. |
| What is Visual Communication? | The transmission of information and ideas using symbols and images. |
| What is Wardaugh (1972) definition of language? | Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. |
| What is Visual Communication? | The transmission of information and ideas using symbols and images. |
| What is Hall (1969) definition of language? | Language is a process whereby humans communicate and interact with each other by means of habitually used oral-auditory arbitrary symbols. |
| What is Visual Communication? | The transmission of information and ideas using symbols and images. |
| What is Sapir (1921) definition of language? | Language is purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions, and desires by means of a system of voluntarily produced symbols. |
| What is Visual Communication? | The transmission of information and ideas using symbols and images. |
| What are the Characteristics of Language according to (Fromkin and Rodman, 2003)? | 1 Wherever Humans exist, language exists. 2 All languages change through time (Dynamic) 3 All grammars contain rules for the formation of words and sentences of a similar kind. 4 Similar grammatical catergories (e.g. noun, verb, etc.) are found in all languages. 5 Any normal child, born anywhere in the world, of any racial, geographical, social, or economic heritage, is capable of learning any language to which s/he is exposed to. |
| What is the basic definition of Communication? | Is an exchange of ideas and information. |
| What are the types of Communication? | 1 Verbal 2 Non-verbal 3 Written |
| What is verbal communication? | Occurs when we engage in speaking with others. |
| What is Non-verbal communication? | Includes facial expressions, posture, eye contact, hand movements, and touch. |
| What is Written communication? | Means information that is written in form. |
| What is Visual communication? | Is the use of visual elements to convey ideas and information. |
| What is Listening communication? | Is the ability to accurately receive and interpret messages in the communication process; An active process of getting information, ideas. |
| What are the types of Conversation? (Angel, 2016) | 1 Dialogue 2 Debate 3 Discourse 4 Diatribe |
| What are the other forms of Communication? | 1 Intrapersonal 2 Interpersonal 3 Public 4 Visual 5 Mass 6 Computer-Mediated |
| What is Intrapersonal Communication? (Mclean, 2005) | Communicating with oneself. |
| What is Interpersonal Communication? | Exchange of ideas between two or more people. |
| What is Public Communication? | The delivery of a message to a particular group of people. |
| What is Mass Communication? | A process in which a person, group of people, or an organization sends a message through television, radio, print media, and social media to a large group of anonymous and heterogeneous people and organizations. |
| What is Computer-Mediated Communication or CMC? (Walters, 1995) | The use of an application computer to control multimedia interactive and message-based communication |
| What are the different types of Communication Models? | Shannon and Weaver Communication Model, Berlo's SMCR Communication Model, Schramm Communication Model, Transactional Communication Model |
| What type of communication model is in the picture? | Shannon and Weaver Communication Model |
| What type of communication model is in the picture? | Schramm Communication Model |
| What type of communication model is in the picture? | Berlo's SMCR Communication Model |
| What type of communication model is in the picture? | Transactional Communication Model |
| What are the Elements of the Communication Process? | 1 Sender 2 Receiver 3 Message 4 Channel 5 Feedback 6 Interference / Noise 7 Situation / Context |
| Is what impedes the communication process. | Interference/Noise |
| What are the types of Interference? | 1 Internal 2 External 3 Semantic |
| Psychological or physiological noise within the communicator. | Internal Interference |
| Noise in the form of sights and sounds. | External Interference |
| Language barrier between the communicators. | Semantic Interference |
| “The more you see, the more you know.” | Aldous Huxley |
| Are believed to be a primitive form of communication that were etched or drawn on cave walls and ceilings | Cave paintings |
| Give one example of a Petroglyph | Meerkatze |
| Give one example of a Cave painting | Painting in Chauvet Cave |
| Give one example of Geoglyph | The Nazca lines |
| A written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it | Ideograms |
| It contained a combination of logographic, alphabetic, and ideographic elements used by the Ancient Egyptians. | Hieroglyphics |
| Is now one of the most common forms of transmitting ideas and information. | Visual Communication |
| What are the Major Perspectives in Analyzing Visual Images? | 1 Personal Perspective 2 Historical Perspective 3 Technical Perspective 4 Ethical Perspective 5 Cultural Perspective 6 Critical Perspective |
| This view posits that the analysis of an image depends on the individual’s thoughts and values and the way he or she looks at things using his or her own personal lens. | Personal Perspective |
| This perspective refers to the determination of the importance of the work based on the medium’s timeline. | Historical Perspective |
| This perspective takes into account how different media convey messages differently based on the platform used. | Technical Perspective |
| This perspective considers the moral and ethical responsibilities shared by the artist or the producer of the image, the subject, and the viewer. | Ethical Perspective |
| This perspective brings to the fore the idea that all cultures use symbols to communicate meanings within groups. | Cultural Perspective |
| This perspective allows the audience to look at the larger issues associated with the image, meaning, the issues transcend the image and shape a reasoned personal reaction. | Critical Perspective |
| What is Neutral Language Register? | Is not necessarily formal or informal is used to deliver facts ex. reviews articles some letters technical writing |
| What is Neutral Language Register? | Is not necessarily formal or informal is used to deliver facts ex. reviews articles some letters technical writing |
| What is a variety? | Refers to any variant of language which can be sufficiently delimited from one another. xSocial xHistorical xSpatial x Or a combination of these |
| What is Neutral Language Register? | Is not necessarily formal or informal is used to deliver facts ex. reviews articles some letters technical writing |
| What are the Varieties of Language? | 1 Pidgin 2 Creole 3 Regional Dialect 4 Minority Dialect 5 Indigenized Varieties |
| What is Pidgin? | Is a new language which develops in situations where speakers of different languages need to communicate but do not share a common language. A "lexifier" is a particular language where the vocabulary of a pidgin comes from. ex. Nigerian Pidgin, Bislama (spoken in Vanuatu) |
| What is Creole? | Is a pidgin that becomes the first language of the children and the mother tongue of a community. ex. Gullah, Patwa (Jamaican Creole), Pidgin (Hawai'l Creole English) |
| What is Regional Dialect? | Is not a distinct language but a variety of a language spoken in a particular area of a country. ex. Hillbilly English (from the Appalachians in the USA) Geordie (from the Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK) |
| What is Minority Dialect? | Is a variety of used as a marker of identity, usually alongside a standard variety, by the members of a particular minority ethnic group. ex. African American Vernacular English in the USA London Jamaican in Britain Aboriginal English in Australia |
| What is Indigenized Variety? | Are spoken mainly as a second languages in ex-colonies with multilingual populations. ex. Singlish (spoken in Singapore) |
| What is a register? According to Nordquist (2018) | Defined as the way a speaker uses language differently in different circumstances determined by factors as social occasion, context, purpose, and audience determine the vocabulary, structure, and some grammar in one's writing and even in one's oral discourse. |
| What are the 5 distinct registers? | 1 Frozen 2 Formal 3 Consultative 4 Casual 5 Intimate |
| What is frozen? | It refers to historic language or communciation that is intended to remain unchanged, like a constitution or a prayer. ex. Holy Bible, The United States Constitution, The Bhagavad Gita, and Romeo and Juliet |
| What is Formal? | Is used in professional, academic, or legal settigns where communication is expected to be respectful, uninterrupted, and restrained. Slang is never used and contractions are rare. ex. a TED Talk, a business presentation, the Encyclopedia Brittanica, and Gray's Anatomy by Henry Gray |
| What is Consultative? | Is used in a conversation when they are speaking with someone who has specialized knowledge or who is offering advice. Tone is often respectful (use of courtesy titles), but may be more casual if the relationship is longstanding or friendly. ex. the local TV news broadcast an annual physical examination a service provider like a plumber |
| What is Casual? | Is used when they are with friends, close acquaintances and co-workers , and family. ex. a birthday party a backyard BBQ |
| What is Intimate? | Is reserved for special occasions, usually between only two people and often in private. ex. an inside joke between two college friends or a word whispered in a lover's ear. |
| What are the Language Registers Classification? | 1 Formal Language Register 2 Informal Language Register 3 Neutral Language Register |
| What is Formal Language Register? | Is a more appropriate for professional writing and letters to a boss or stranger is impersonal, meaning, it is not written for a specific person and without emotion ex. business letter letter of complaint some essays reports official speeches announcements professional e-mails |
| What is Informal Language Register? | Is a conversational and appropriate when writing to friends and people you know very well ex. personal emails phone texts short notes friendly letters most blogs diaries and journals |
| What is Neutral Language Register? | Is not necessarily formal or informal is used to deliver facts ex. reviews articles some letters technical writing |
| Spoken Language: Varieties and Registers | We all speak differently in different situations. |
| What are the Five Language Registers? | 1 Static Register / Frozen Register 2 Formal Register 3 Consultative Register 4 Casual Register 5 Intimate Register |
| Guess the Register: The Pledge of Allegiance, the Lord’s Prayer, and Philippine Constitution. | Static Register / Frozen Register |
| Guess the Register: communications between a superior and a subordinate, doctor & patient, lawyer & client. | Consultative Register |
| Guess the Register: chats, blogs, and letters to friends. | Casual Register |
| Guess the Register: husband & wife, siblings, and parent. | Intimate Register |
| Is the level and style of your writing. It should be appropriate to the situation you are in. | Language register |
| What are the types of Language Registers? | Formal and Informal |
| Examples of Formal Texts | •scholarly papers: research reports, review articles, critical essays • professional writing: reports; proposals; memos; essays, articles, and instructions for a lay audience; letters to the editor; editorials; brochures; critiques & reviews • academic papers: term papers, seminar papers, essay exams |