This document discusses language and politeness. It covers introducing oneself, the impact of words and tone on meaning, social cognition, social factors like gender and culture, and body language elements. Introducing oneself requires being relevant, sharing contributions beyond titles, and considering context. Word choice impacts tone and feelings. Social cognition involves understanding emotions and interactions. Gender can impact speech styles and inclusion. Culture creates shared patterns. Body language includes proxemics (space), kinesics (motions), chronemics (time), paralanguage (voice), and oculesics (eye contact).
This document discusses language and politeness. It covers introducing oneself, the impact of words and tone on meaning, social cognition, social factors like gender and culture, and body language elements. Introducing oneself requires being relevant, sharing contributions beyond titles, and considering context. Word choice impacts tone and feelings. Social cognition involves understanding emotions and interactions. Gender can impact speech styles and inclusion. Culture creates shared patterns. Body language includes proxemics (space), kinesics (motions), chronemics (time), paralanguage (voice), and oculesics (eye contact).
This document discusses language and politeness. It covers introducing oneself, the impact of words and tone on meaning, social cognition, social factors like gender and culture, and body language elements. Introducing oneself requires being relevant, sharing contributions beyond titles, and considering context. Word choice impacts tone and feelings. Social cognition involves understanding emotions and interactions. Gender can impact speech styles and inclusion. Culture creates shared patterns. Body language includes proxemics (space), kinesics (motions), chronemics (time), paralanguage (voice), and oculesics (eye contact).
This document discusses language and politeness. It covers introducing oneself, the impact of words and tone on meaning, social cognition, social factors like gender and culture, and body language elements. Introducing oneself requires being relevant, sharing contributions beyond titles, and considering context. Word choice impacts tone and feelings. Social cognition involves understanding emotions and interactions. Gender can impact speech styles and inclusion. Culture creates shared patterns. Body language includes proxemics (space), kinesics (motions), chronemics (time), paralanguage (voice), and oculesics (eye contact).
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Module 3
Language and Politeness
Dr. Atul Aman
SASL, VIT Bhopal Outline • Introducing Oneself • Words, Tone and its impact on meaning • Social Cognition • Social factors: a. Gender, b. Culture, c. Social Perceptions and its impact on communication Process • Body Language a. Proxemics, b. Kinesics, c. Chronemics, d. Paralanguage, e. Oculesics Introducing Oneself • 1. Ensure your professional introduction relevant • 2. Go beyond your professional title • 3. Say what your contribution is. • 4. Be original • 5. Prepare • 6. Mind the cultural context • 7. Be careful when coming with funny ways to introduce yourself Giving Introduction in an Interview • 1. Mind the context • 2. Do your research • 3. Control your body language • 4. Prepare your answer Words, Tone and its impact on meaning • Denotation: A dictionary definition of a word to convey meaning. e.g. affluent: having a lot of money, Rich: same meaning • Connotation: The emotions and associations connected to a word are known as their connotative meaning. Depending on our experiences, certain words have a positive, negative or neutral connotation. e.g. This woman is a dove at heart. (Here dove implies peace or gentility) Affluent: positive meaning, Rich/Filthy rich: negative meaning. • Speakers choice of wording can have an impact on the mood or tone of a given piece of writing. Also it can cause the reader to have certain feelings or personal connections with the text. • Speakers must decide the type of mood or tone that the listeners would experience considering word choice. Example CONNOTATION
TONE MEANING
• All armies are the same.
• Publicity is fame. • Artillery makes the same old noise. Social Cognition • a complex set of mental abilities underlying social stimulus perception, processing, interpretation, and response. • It is the understanding and development of our emotions and how we use them to interact with our environment. • E.g. an infant builds their ability to recognise people around us and use different expressions to communicate. Social factors • a. Gender: - Men tend to a “report” style, meaning they use speech that contains facts, data and aims to solve problems. They tend to leave out personal information or anecdotes. They also tend to try to dominate a conversation. - Women use more of a “rapport” style that aims toward relationship- building. They tend to share more personal information and emphasize inclusion of all speakers. -Facial expressions, Paralanguage, Physical Space, Haptics, Eye Contact b. Culture customs, roles, rules, rituals, laws, or other patterns—are created and shared. interdependent patterns of action and meaning performed by people by whom, to whom, and for whom those patterns are intelligible, useful, and meaningful.
c. Social Perceptions and its impact on communication Process
• how the same message can be interpreted differently by different people. • familiarity with the person perceived, attitudes, mood, self-concept, and thinking pattern. Body Language a. Proxemics, b. Kinesics, c. Chronemics, d. Paralanguage, e. Oculesics PROXEMICS KINESICS Speed/Tempo PARALANGUAGE Rhythm
Volume
Pitch
Quality
Tone CHRONEMICS The study of time management and its role in communication is called Chronemics.
Managing time reflects a
professional etiquette.
Punctuality reflects individual’s seriousness. Oculesics – the study of eye behavior • Study of eye contact and pupil dilation in terms of nonverbal communication. • Eye contact indicates interest, openness, and sometimes even arousal, though aggressive eye contact--or staring--can be interpreted as a sign of hostility. • In addition to this, lack of eye contact also transmits a message, oftentimes that the listener is bored and/or is not paying attention. • It must be noted that culture plays a role in Oculesics, for the necessity of eye contact and the civility it provides in American culture differs greatly from an Asian culture, for example, where eye contact is often considered rude Thank you !!
