Verbal Communication

Key Terms

Linguistics
Denotative
Connotative
Constitutive
Regulative
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Linguistic Determinism
Linguistic Relativism
Cliché
Jargon
Slang
High/Low Context
Direct/Indirect
Elaborate/Understated
Concrete/Abstract
Linear/Circular
Informal/Formal
Self-Enhancement/Self-
Effacement
Translators
Interpreters