1. Lesson Two Dimensions of Language

2. Rhetoric 修辞学 re-tə-rik(noun) : “ The skill of using language in speech or writing in a special way that influences or persuades people”

3. Subject Purpose Audience The Writing Triangle

4. Dimensions of Language Dimension: any point that take up space: has measurement

5. Dimensions of Language Cultural Dimension Syntagmatic Dimension Paradigmatic Dimension

9. 1. Formal Informal 2. Standard Nonstandard 3. General Specific 4. In Group Out Group Word Categories

14. Standard Nonstandard Overview Standard refers to common words. Nonstandard refers to slang, jargon, dialectal words, obsolete words, and idiomatic expressions.

17. General Specific Overview Generality makes reference to words that involve, relate to, or apply to every member of a class, kind or group. Specificity makes reference to words that are encompassed by a more general catergory.

20. Jargon ( 行话 ) In Group Out Group Jargon ( 行话 ) is any in-group or specialized language used by small groups of like-minded individuals. This terminology is usually specialized to the function of the group, and will be used by and among group members as a sign of belonging, status, and for keeping out outsiders.

21. Example In Group Out Group Individuals who study Music History or Music Theory would use special words like dynamics, dissonance, rondo, coda, forte, march . To non-musians, these words have different meanings or no meanings at all.

22. Example In Group Out Group Situation One : If you are writing a paper explaining concepts and style of a John Philips Sousa March to an audience of non-musicians, you might introduce and explain a few important terms. But you wouldn't use those terms without an explanation or in a way your audience wouldn't understand.

23. Example In Group Out Group Situation Two : If you are writing a conference paper for a group of people who have studied music or a term paper for a college-level music theory course, you should use in-group jargon to help show that you understand the concepts and can discuss them in ways other linguists can.

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