IC

• Slang: Idioms and informal language (e.g., 'bottom line', 'back to square one')

• Colloquialisms: Regional informal words (e.g., 'y'all', 'pop')

• Acronyms: Words from initials pronounced as one word (e.g., RAM, NASA)

• Initialisms: Pronounced as separate letters (e.g., CEO, FBI)

• Euphemisms: Inoffensive expressions (e.g., 'pass away' for 'die')

• Jargon: Technical terminology within specialized groups

• Argot: Vocabulary used by nonprofessional groups

• Cant: Vocabulary of undesirable cocultures

• Ebonics: Nonstandard American English used by some African Americans

• Integration: Becoming part of new culture while maintaining original culture

• Separation: Retaining original culture, staying independent of new culture

• Assimilation: Absorbing into new culture, withdrawing from original culture

• Deculturation: Losing original culture without accepting new one → confusion and anxiety

• Norms: Culturally ingrained principles of correct and incorrect behaviours with penalties for violations

• Rules: Clarifications of norms providing specific guidelines

• Roles: Behavioural expectations tied to positions within a culture

• Networks: Personal ties involving exchanges of assistance; crucial for forming friendships and business relationships