en CR Language and Gender 23 Indexing: Avoiding Generalizations by acknowledging the time frame in which we judge others and ourselves. Disconfirmation: A response that fails to acknowledge and supports another Confirmation: A response that acknowledges and supports another Sexist Language: Language that is demeaning to one sex Reification: The tendency to respond to words or labels for things as though they were the things themselves Static Evaluation: The tendency to speak and respond to someone today the same way we did in the past, not recognizing that people and relationships change over time Polarization: The tendency to use either-or language and speak of the world in extremes Two0Culture Theory: A theory that asserts that sex operates in the same way as culture in establishing different rules, norms, and language patterns for men and women Codability: The ease with which a language can express a thought Phatic Communication: Communication consisting of words and phrases that are used for interpersonal contact only and are not meant to be translated verbatim Euphemism: A milder or less direct word substituted for another word that is more blunt or negative Idiom: A word or phrase that has an understood meaning within a culture but whose meaning is not derived by exact translation Connotative Meaning: The meaning of a verbal symbol that is derived from our personal and subjective experience with that symbol Concrete: Able to be seen, smelled, tasted, touched, or heard Referent: The thing a verbal symbol represents Abstract: Not able to be seen, smelled, tasted, touched, or heard Framing Theory: A theory that argues that when we compare two unlike things in a figure of speech, we are unconsciously influenced by this decision Denotative Meaning: The literal, conventional meaning or a verbal symbol that most people in a culture have agreed is the meaning of that symbol Language: A system comprised of vocabulary and rules of grammar that allows us to engage in verbal communication Verbal Symbols: Words or the vocabulary that makes up a language Grammar: The rules that dictate the structure of language Encoding: The process of putting thoughts and feelings into verbal symbols, nonverbal messages, or both Decoding: The process of developing a thought based on hearing verbal symbols, observing nonverbal messages or both

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3.	A response that acknowledges and supports another
4.	A milder or less direct word substituted for another word that is more blunt or negative
5.	The process of developing a thought based on hearing verbal symbols, observing nonverbal messages or both
6.	The tendency to respond to words or labels for things as though they were the things themselves
8.	The rules that dictate the structure of language
9.	A theory that asserts that sex operates in the same way as culture in establishing different rules, norms, and language patterns for men and women
12.	The meaning of a verbal symbol that is derived from our personal and subjective experience with that symbol

14.	A response that fails to acknowledge and supports another
17.	The tendency to speak and respond to someone today the same way we did in the past, not recognizing that people and relationships change over time
18.	The ease with which a language can express a thought
19.	Words or the vocabulary that makes up a language
21.	The tendency to use either-or language and speak of the world in extremes
22.	The process of putting thoughts and feelings into verbal symbols, nonverbal messages, or both
23.	A theory that argues that when we compare two unlike things in a figure of speech, we are unconsciously influenced by this decision

Down:

1.	A system comprised of vocabulary and rules of grammar that allows us to engage in verbal communication
2.	The literal, conventional meaning or a verbal symbol that most people in a culture have agreed is the meaning of that symbol
7.	Communication consisting of words and phrases that are used for interpersonal contact only and are not meant to be translated verbatim
10.	Avoiding Generalizations by acknowledging the time frame in which we judge others and ourselves.
11.	The thing a verbal symbol represents

13.	Not able to be seen, smelled, tasted, touched, or heard
15.	Able to be seen, smelled, tasted, touched, or heard
16.	Language that is demeaning to one sex
20.	A word or phrase that has an understood meaning within a culture but whose meaning is not derived by exact translation

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Across:

3.	A response that acknowledges and supports another
4.	A milder or less direct word substituted for another word that is more blunt or negative
5.	The process of developing a thought based on hearing verbal symbols, observing nonverbal messages or both
6.	The tendency to respond to words or labels for things as though they were the things themselves
8.	The rules that dictate the structure of language
9.	A theory that asserts that sex operates in the same way as culture in establishing different rules, norms, and language patterns for men and women
12.	The meaning of a verbal symbol that is derived from our personal and subjective experience with that symbol

14.	A response that fails to acknowledge and supports another
17.	The tendency to speak and respond to someone today the same way we did in the past, not recognizing that people and relationships change over time
18.	The ease with which a language can express a thought
19.	Words or the vocabulary that makes up a language
21.	The tendency to use either-or language and speak of the world in extremes
22.	The process of putting thoughts and feelings into verbal symbols, nonverbal messages, or both
23.	A theory that argues that when we compare two unlike things in a figure of speech, we are unconsciously influenced by this decision

Down:

1.	A system comprised of vocabulary and rules of grammar that allows us to engage in verbal communication
2.	The literal, conventional meaning or a verbal symbol that most people in a culture have agreed is the meaning of that symbol
7.	Communication consisting of words and phrases that are used for interpersonal contact only and are not meant to be translated verbatim
10.	Avoiding Generalizations by acknowledging the time frame in which we judge others and ourselves.
11.	The thing a verbal symbol represents

13.	Not able to be seen, smelled, tasted, touched, or heard
15.	Able to be seen, smelled, tasted, touched, or heard
16.	Language that is demeaning to one sex
20.	A word or phrase that has an understood meaning within a culture but whose meaning is not derived by exact translation

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