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Side A ------ Side B
Rules that govern the meaning of language, as opposed to its structure ------ Semantic rules
Words, word orders, phrases, or expressions that have more than one commonly accepted definition ------ Equivocal language
Words that gain their meaning through comparison ------ relative words
The tendency to view people or relationships as unchanging ------ Static evaluation
Language that is vague and unclear ------ Abstract language
Language that refers to specific things that people do or say ------ Behavioural language
A range of more to less abstract terms describing an event or object ------ Abstraction ladder
Rules that govern the way symbols can be arranged, as opposed to the meanings of those symbols.  ------ Syntactic rules
Linguistic rules that help communicators understand how messages may be used and interpreted in a given context.  ------ Pragmatic rules 
The process of adapting one's speech style to match that of others with whom the communicator wants to identify ------ Convergence
Speech mannerisms that emphasize a communicator's differences from others.  ------ Divergence
A language style in which speakers defer to listeners by using hedges, hesitations, intensifiers, polite forms, tag questions, and disclaimers.  ------ Deferential language
A conclusion that is arrived at from an interpretation of evidence ------ Inference
Language that conveys the speaker's attitude rather than simply offering an objective description.  ------ Emotive language
Statements that replace the personal pronoun/ with the less immediate word it, often with the effect of reducing the speaker's acceptance of responsibility for the statements., ------ "It" statements
A statement that describes the speaker's reaction to another person's behaviour without making judgements about the behaviours worth ------ "I" statements
Statements in which the word but cancels out the expression that preceded it ------ "But" statements. 
A statement that expresses or implies a judgement of the other person ------ "You" Statement
A statement that implies that the issue is the concern and responsibility of both the sender and receiver of a message.  ------ "We" Statement
Cultures that use language primarily to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas as clearly and logically as possible.  ------ Low-context cultures
Cultures that avoid direct use of language, relying instead on the context of a message to convey meaning, ------ High-context cultures
the notion that the worldview of a culture is shaped and relfected by the language its members speak ------ linguistic relativism
This hypothesis suggests that the language we speak affects how we interact with the world around us.  ------ sapir-whorf hypothesis

Side A ------ Side B
Rules that govern the meaning of language, as opposed to its structure ------ Semantic rules
Words, word orders, phrases, or expressions that have more than one commonly accepted definition ------ Equivocal language
Words that gain their meaning through comparison ------ relative words
The tendency to view people or relationships as unchanging ------ Static evaluation
Language that is vague and unclear ------ Abstract language
Language that refers to specific things that people do or say ------ Behavioural language
A range of more to less abstract terms describing an event or object ------ Abstraction ladder
Rules that govern the way symbols can be arranged, as opposed to the meanings of those symbols.  ------ Syntactic rules
Linguistic rules that help communicators understand how messages may be used and interpreted in a given context.  ------ Pragmatic rules 
The process of adapting one's speech style to match that of others with whom the communicator wants to identify ------ Convergence
Speech mannerisms that emphasize a communicator's differences from others.  ------ Divergence
A language style in which speakers defer to listeners by using hedges, hesitations, intensifiers, polite forms, tag questions, and disclaimers.  ------ Deferential language
A conclusion that is arrived at from an interpretation of evidence ------ Inference
Language that conveys the speaker's attitude rather than simply offering an objective description.  ------ Emotive language
Statements that replace the personal pronoun/ with the less immediate word it, often with the effect of reducing the speaker's acceptance of responsibility for the statements., ------ "It" statements
A statement that describes the speaker's reaction to another person's behaviour without making judgements about the behaviours worth ------ "I" statements
Statements in which the word but cancels out the expression that preceded it ------ "But" statements. 
A statement that expresses or implies a judgement of the other person ------ "You" Statement
A statement that implies that the issue is the concern and responsibility of both the sender and receiver of a message.  ------ "We" Statement
Cultures that use language primarily to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas as clearly and logically as possible.  ------ Low-context cultures
Cultures that avoid direct use of language, relying instead on the context of a message to convey meaning, ------ High-context cultures
the notion that the worldview of a culture is shaped and relfected by the language its members speak ------ linguistic relativism
This hypothesis suggests that the language we speak affects how we interact with the world around us.  ------ sapir-whorf hypothesis