北京大学出版社《跨文化交际》unit34verbalcommunication汇总.pptVIP

Verbal Communication What is verbal communication? Verbal communication refers to the spoken or written words you send or receive when communication. It involves the choice and order of words and their appropriateness for your listeners. Two lexical meanings of a word: Denotative meaning: dictionary meaning Connotative meaning: a person’s emotional or personal response to a word Try it out! If someone say to you “You’re too funny”. How would you understand it? You have a good sense of humor. You are a clown. You can’t take things seriously. … Example: Father A male parent of a child or animal