Speech Chapter 2

Oral Language

Key Vocabulary• Denotation• Connotation• Usage• Colloquialisms• Syntax• Substance• Style• Clarity• Economy• Grace• Abstract• Concrete• Dialect• Idiom• Jargon

Denotation and Connotation

• Denotation: Literal meaning, settled by consulting a dictionary

• Connotaion: Implied or suggested meaning, involve emotions, images, memories….can be culturally or socially determined

Adapting Language

• Language may be adapted for an audience• Standard Spoken English• Nonstandard Spoken English

Oral Language vs. Written Language

• Colloquialisms…characteristic of spoken language

• Syntax

Communication Choices

• Communication should be appropriate to you!• Style• Substance• Clarity• Economy • Grace

Appropriate Choices for the Listener

• Shared Meanings• Abstract vs. Concrete• Dialect• Idiom• Jargon• Appropriateness for the situation• Appropriateness for the purpose

Key Vocabulary• Denotation• Connotation• Usage• Colloquialisms• Syntax• Substance• Style• Clarity• Economy• Grace• Abstract• Concrete• Dialect• Idiom• Jargon