speech code
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspeechandcode
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speech
noun
uk/spiːtʃ/us/spiːtʃ/
the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of ...
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code
noun
uk/kəʊd/us/koʊd/
a system of words, letters, or signs used to represent a message in secret form, or a system of numbers, letters, or signals used to represent something in a shorter or more ...
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(Definition ofspeechandcodefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thespeechcodeand learning to read.
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Learners will crack thespeechcodeonly if they receive input that is comprehended at two levels.
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One of his six general propositions is that wherever there is a distinctive culture, there is to be found a distinctivespeechcode.
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Aspeechcodecan also be defined as a historically enacted socially constructed system of terms, meanings, premises, and rules, pertaining to communicative conduct.
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Early language acquisition: cracking thespeechcode.
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Hostility is also fuelled by stories (either real or invented) of the misuse of political correctness in the form of over-the-top speech codes and book banning.
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In the 1980s and 1990s, more than 350 public universities adopted speech codes regulating discriminatory speech by faculty and students.
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The second is that speech codes present, a way to interpret or explain observed communicative conduct by reference to situated codes of meaning and value.
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It presents a characterization of the nature of all speech codes.
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Speech codes are often applied for the purpose of suppressing hate speech or forms of social discourse thought to be disagreeable to the implementers.
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Speech codes theory is concerned about observing communication conduct through noticing, describing, interpreting and explaining the findings.
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This proposition states that within any given speech community, there are multiple speech codes.
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According to one scholar, hate speech complaints are up on campuses everywhere, pressuring universities to create speech codes of their own.
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Speech codes reveal structures of self, society, and strategic action, no matter the culture. 4.
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Subsequent challenges against such language supposedly couched in harassment policies, diversity mandates, and so forth instead of being self-identified as speech codes have generally succeeded to date.
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It has opposed campus speech codes, affirmative action in university hiring, and other actions and policies it believes to be inconsistent with the goals of an open, meritocratic, academic community.
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Harvey's platform focused on reforming the student disciplinary board, eliminating speech codes, and restoring the student voice in university outreach efforts.
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Bernstein used the term speech codes in sociology and further elaborated on speech codes and their contexts.
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