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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Communication/Introduction_to_Communication/Remix%3A_Professional_Communications_Foundations_(Dingwall_Labrie_McLennon_and_Underwood)/01%3A_Foundations/01.7%3A_Using_FeedbackIt is often stated that half of the world’s population will never make a phone call in their lifetime, and even though the references for the claims are widespread and diverse, the idea that there are...It is often stated that half of the world’s population will never make a phone call in their lifetime, and even though the references for the claims are widespread and diverse, the idea that there are people without access to a phone is striking for many Westerners. If one purpose of your letter is to persuade the client or customer to reply by email or phone, one way to assess feedback is the response rate, or the number of replies in relation to the number of letters sent.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Communication/Introduction_to_Communication/Remix%3A_Professional_Communications_Foundations_(Dingwall_Labrie_McLennon_and_Underwood)/02%3A_Writing/02.2%3A_Grammar_and_PunctuationSplitting infinitives refers to placing a word between “to” and a verb, as in “Miss Clark set out to clearly define the problem.” Technically, you should not place the word “clearly” between “to” and ...Splitting infinitives refers to placing a word between “to” and a verb, as in “Miss Clark set out to clearly define the problem.” Technically, you should not place the word “clearly” between “to” and “define.” This grammar rule came about in the eighteenth century when people held Latin up as the language standard.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Communication/Introduction_to_Communication/Remix%3A_Professional_Communications_Foundations_(Dingwall_Labrie_McLennon_and_Underwood)/03%3A_Presentation/03.7%3A_GlossaryIngram and Luft’s four-quadrant box of dimension of self: (1) what’s known to me and known to others, (2) what’s known to others but unknown to me, (3) what’s known to me but unknown to others, and (4...Ingram and Luft’s four-quadrant box of dimension of self: (1) what’s known to me and known to others, (2) what’s known to others but unknown to me, (3) what’s known to me but unknown to others, and (4) what’s unknown to me and to others. A trait that allows you to adapt and change to the context or environment, to accept or reject messages, to examine your concept of yourself, and to improve.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Communication/Introduction_to_Communication/Remix%3A_Professional_Communications_Foundations_(Dingwall_Labrie_McLennon_and_Underwood)/02%3A_Writing/02.6%3A_Information_LiteracyIn-text citations must provide the name of the author or authors and the year the source was published. (When a given source does not list an individual author, you may provide the source title or the...In-text citations must provide the name of the author or authors and the year the source was published. (When a given source does not list an individual author, you may provide the source title or the name of the organization that published the material instead.) When directly quoting a source, you are also required to include the page number where the quote appears in your citation.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Communication/Introduction_to_Communication/Remix%3A_Professional_Communications_Foundations_(Dingwall_Labrie_McLennon_and_Underwood)/02%3A_Writing/02.3%3A_Writing_Workplace_DocumentsThe acronym FAST not only helps as a guide to remembering the importance of selecting the right format, remembering your audience, and ensuring appropriate style and tone but also helps you remember t...The acronym FAST not only helps as a guide to remembering the importance of selecting the right format, remembering your audience, and ensuring appropriate style and tone but also helps you remember that in business writing it’s important to get to the point—fast!
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Communication/Introduction_to_Communication/Remix%3A_Professional_Communications_Foundations_(Dingwall_Labrie_McLennon_and_Underwood)/01%3A_Foundations
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Linguistics/Essentials_of_Linguistics_2e_(Anderson_et_al.)/15%3A_PSRs_and_Flat_Tree_Structures/15.02%3A_Phrase_Structure_Rules_in_Other_LanguagesIn this sentence, the VP is siyah masaya dokundu ‘touched the black table.’ Many students will look at this sentence and conclude that the VP rule for Turkish is an AdjP (for siyah), followed by an NP...In this sentence, the VP is siyah masaya dokundu ‘touched the black table.’ Many students will look at this sentence and conclude that the VP rule for Turkish is an AdjP (for siyah), followed by an NP (for masaya), followed by a V (for dokundu), as shown in (8). The adjective doesn’t belong directly in the VP; instead it belongs inside of the NP meaning black table, and the whole NP is inside the VP, as shown in the tree in Figure A1.4.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Linguistics/Essentials_of_Linguistics_2e_(Anderson_et_al.)/08%3A_Pragmatics/8.08%3A_More_about_the_Cooperative_PrincipleHe developed the Cooperative Principle in the 1960s partially in response to philosophers at the time who claimed that natural, ordinary language is too ambiguous and too illogical to rigorously analy...He developed the Cooperative Principle in the 1960s partially in response to philosophers at the time who claimed that natural, ordinary language is too ambiguous and too illogical to rigorously analyse. However, we also do not deny the fact that Gricean theories of pragmatics have contributed to the perception that (educated, white) English is somehow the “norm” and somehow culturally “neutral” (Ameka & Terkourafi 2019).
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Linguistics/Essentials_of_Linguistics_2e_(Anderson_et_al.)/10%3A_Language_Variation_and_Change/10.05%3A_Variationist_methods_and_conceptsYou would need to count the number of [ɪn] tokens in the reading passage and the number of [ɪŋ] tokens in the reading passage to calculate the proportion of [ɪn] in the reading passage, and likewise c...You would need to count the number of [ɪn] tokens in the reading passage and the number of [ɪŋ] tokens in the reading passage to calculate the proportion of [ɪn] in the reading passage, and likewise count both [ɪn] and [ɪŋ] in the interview to determine the proportion of [ɪn] in that context.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Linguistics/Essentials_of_Linguistics_2e_(Anderson_et_al.)/09%3A_Reclaiming_Indigenous_Languages/9.11%3A_Resources_for_teaching_and_learning_NishnaabemwinI hope to get into quilting now that I’m retired and we have a verb for that, badakiiga`ige, you know, we can talk about a blanket being so beautiful, you know, that person is such a good quilter, you...I hope to get into quilting now that I’m retired and we have a verb for that, badakiiga`ige, you know, we can talk about a blanket being so beautiful, you know, that person is such a good quilter, you know, if that’s of relevance to you, you know the patterns and you get to talk about quilting, if you want, you know?
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Linguistics/Essentials_of_Linguistics_2e_(Anderson_et_al.)/10%3A_Language_Variation_and_Change/10.09%3A_Sociolinguistic_correlations_-_EthnicityFor example, the /aɪ/ phoneme in Lumbee English is raised and backed to [ɑ̝ɪ], something shared with Outer Banks English but none of the others; while Lumbee English’s ‘for to’ complementizer (e.g., I...For example, the /aɪ/ phoneme in Lumbee English is raised and backed to [ɑ̝ɪ], something shared with Outer Banks English but none of the others; while Lumbee English’s ‘for to’ complementizer (e.g., I want for to get it) is shared with Appalachian English, but no others; and, Finite be (e.g., she bes there) is only shared with their Anglo-American neighbours.
