1. What is artifactual communication?

5. Thought (meaning) Symbol Referent (stands for) Triangle of Meaning
ASL for Water
Water
Symbol
Referent (stands for)

6. Triangle of Meaning
Thought
(meaning)
Cat
Symbol
Referent

7. Denotation: Connotation: The dictionary definition of a word.
Emotional meaning based on personal experience and feelings.

8. Triangle of Meaning
Thought
(meaning)
Teacher
Symbol
Referent

9. Bypassing:
Two people have different referents for the same word but they think they are thinking alike.

10. Words and symbols are arbitrary, ambiguous, and abstract.
for no reason, random
Ambiguous:
Confusing
Abstract:
Difficult to understand, not concrete

11. Meaning is in the person, not the word!

12. Social Constructionism: Humans make sense of their world
Social Constructionism: Humans make sense of their world. They make meaning and create their world.

13. Language shapes our relationships.

14. Language allows humans to think hypothetically
Language allows humans to think hypothetically. We can imagine, reflect and plan for the future.

15. Language allows us to name things.