Soc.335i/Hicks Marlowe Note Taker: Discussion Exercise # 8 Group Members: (5 pts.each) Symbolic Communication and Language (Chap.6) 1. Identify the main idea(s) involved in the following concepts, and provide examples that show how they are related to the processes of communication: (a) back-channel feedback (f) Hall’s 4 “spatial zones” of interaction (b) the 3 models of communication (g) personal space (+ violations and reactions) (c) proxemics (h) sociolinguistic competence (d) paralanguage (I) theory of speech accommodation (e) kinesics (body language) (j) standard speech vs nonstandard speech 2. The text argues that verbal language is our most important form of communication. What advan- tages does verbal language offer (over nonverbal communication). What, if any, types of information might be conveyed more effectively nonverbally? 3. Professions, work groups, teenagers, musicians, prostitutes, and other categories of people may use a specialized language that involves significant symbols or jargon that is common to their subgroup members. (a) Identify at least two different groups and some terms they may use, the meaning of which would not be readily understood by other groups. (Include what the terms mean.) (b) Why are these special terms used, and what functions do they serve for the group? 4. Box 7.2 (pages 182-183) discusses research on “flirting” (courtship signaling), focusing specifically on the behaviors women use in flirting. (a) summarize the main findings of this research (b) identify and compare your own flirting techniques, and discuss the extent to which the research accurately reflects your experience. (c) discuss the main ways in which males and females use different techniques for flirting. 5. Everyday conversation is actually a pretty complex phenomenon. Summarize the main theoretical ideas used in conversational analysis to describe the processes of initiating conversations, taking turns, providing feedback, and coordinating the behaviors of the participants of conversations..