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Across 4. A more informal, easy-going language, used in informal and comfortable environments. 7. The process of learning individual words in a language and learning to use that language appropriately and effectively in the context of the situation. 8. A model that ranks communication from specific, which ensures clarity, to general and vague. 10. A type of accommodation in which communicators change their regular language and slang to fit into a particular group. 12. Learning the rules for managing conversations and relationships; one of the five functional communication competencies. 14. The ability to use the symbol systems of a culture appropriately. 16. The specific system of symbols that one uses to describe people, things, and situations in one’s mind. 18. The belief that speakers of different languages have different views of the world. 20. Words that are infused with subtle meanings that influence our perceptions about the subject. 22. Language that is informal, nonstandard, and usually particular to a specific group. 23. The claim that the words a culture uses or doesn’t use influence its members’ thinking. 24. Words or expressions considered insulting, rude, vulgar, or disrespectful. 25. Using words that have unclear or misleading definitions. 26. The system of symbols (words) that we use to think about and communicate experiences and feelings. 27. The ability to think, play, and be creative in communication; one of the five functional communication competencies.

Down 1. Language that replaces exclusive or negative words with more neutral terms. 2. An inoffensive word or phrase that substitutes for terms that might be perceived as upsetting. 3. The study of the relationship among symbols, objects, people, and concepts; refers to the meaning that words have for people, either because of their definitions or because of their placement in a sentence’s structure (syntax). 5. The idea that language influences how we see the world around us. 6. The emotional or attitudinal response people have to a word. 9. The basic, consistently accepted definition of a word. 11. A more formal, polite, or "mainstream" language, used in business contexts, in the classroom, and at formal social gatherings. 13. The use of language to express emotion; one of the five functional communication competencies. 15. A set of complex language behaviors or language possibilities that one calls on to most effectively and appropriately meet the demands of a given relationship, situation, or cultural environment. 16. The social norm for appropriate behavior. 17. A type of accommodation in which communicators change their tonality, pitch, rhythm, and inflection to fit into a particular group. 19. The use of language to both give and receive information; one of the five functional communication competencies. 21. Intentionally failing to provide specific details. 23. Language that is informal, nonstandard, and usually particular to a specific group.