Language Evolves

1. Whether we like it or not, history has told us that language evolves. Describe how this process occurs and some of the key concepts that have played a role in the evolution of language. A big reason why language evolves and changes is because of social change through the years. An example would be that fact we do not use the word Negro but African American. Another reason why the language get evolving is respect in the culture. For instance how the words colored to African American has changed do to culture respect.

2. Are sexist and racist language things of the past? Yes/No? Why? What, if anything, still needs to be done to address these two issues? I would have to say it is not a thing of the past. An example would be the simple
Your text discusses four different listening styles: people-centered, action-centered, content-centered, and time-centered. Select the two listening styles most likely to be utilized in the classroom and apply each style to the following listening processes: ability to receive messages, the ability to recall messages, the ability to rate messages, and the ability to respond to messages. People-centered and time-centered styles are most likely utilized in the classroom. Time-centered is used in the classroom because a teacher has such much time to discuss a subject. People-centered is utilized in the classroom because teachers care about the students how they feel their interests how they
Individuals may utilize a number of different cues to communicate emotion. Which two cues do you feel message senders rely when communicating emotion? Why? Which two cues do you feel message receivers rely on when interpreting emotion within messages? Why? What are the greatest challenges facing message senders and receivers? Nonverbal cue and verbal cue are the best fitted cues for communicating emotion and messages. Nonverbal cue uses fascial expression to depict individual emotion when communicating for example smiles show warmth and friendliness but a smile can also depict mockery. By reading the smile will impact how you talk to an individual. Verbal cue do not exactly state the emotion of an individual but it is still easy to read an individual by it. For example if you talk to your friend and he ask to be left alone you can already depict that he is sad. The greatest challenges when facing message senders and receivers is predicting the wrong emotions and making the situations even worse.

9. Stearns has studied the changes in emotional communication in the United States. How have people changed how they express their emotions over the last five years? What have you seen more of? Less of? Has there been a change? What might this say about United States culture? People have changed from the, I do not show my emotion to showing and being more open to expression their feelings, especially with the men. Overall I have seen more expressing emotion and less of