Communication

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The study of how language is used to communicate information between individuals, and how linguistic communication differs from other types of communication.

Language: The study of the nature, structure, and function of language as a means of communication between individuals.
Meaning: The study of how language conveys meaning through various forms, such as words, sentences, and discourse.
Reference: An examination of how language refers to objects, events, and concepts in the world.
Naming: The process of using words to refer to individuals, objects, and concepts.
Connotation and denotation: The difference between the literal meaning of a word and its associated emotional, cultural, and social associations.
Truth and meaning: An exploration of the relationship between language, knowledge, and truth.
Semiotics: The study of symbols and signs and their interpretation in communication.
Language acquisition: The process of learning and acquiring language, including the role of innate abilities, environmental factors, and social interaction.
Pragmatics: An examination of how language is used in social contexts and how it influences communication.
Speech acts: An analysis of how language performs various functions, such as making promises, giving orders, and making requests.
Language and thought: The relationship between language and cognition, including how language shapes our thoughts and perceptions of the world.
Linguistic relativity: The hypothesis that language influences thought and that different languages may have different ways of representing reality.
Communication theory: An overview of various theories of communication, including interpersonal, organizational, and mass communication.
Intercultural communication: The study of communication between people from different cultural backgrounds.
Discourse analysis: The study of language in use, including how it is organized, structured, and interpreted in social contexts.
Gender and language: An exploration of how language reflects and reinforces gender roles and identities.
Rhetoric: An examination of the techniques and strategies used in persuasive communication.
Argumentation: The study of argument structure and reasoning, including how arguments can be constructed and evaluated.
Narrative and storytelling: An analysis of the role of storytelling in communication, including its ability to shape our perceptions and beliefs.
Media and communication: An overview of how media technologies, such as television, radio, and the internet, have transformed communication in contemporary society.
Verbal communication: Communication using words, either spoken or written.
Nonverbal communication: The transfer of information through body language, such as facial expressions, gestures, and posture.
Paralinguistic communication: Communication that happens via nonverbal sounds, such as tone of voice, volume, and pitch.
Artistic and creative communication: Communication through creative expressions such as music, dance, painting, and writing.
Telepathic communication: Communication that happens without words, through a supposed process like extrasensory communication between two individuals.
Intercultural communication: Communication between people of different cultures, which can involve bridging differences in language or cultural norms.
Interpersonal communication: Communication between individuals in any setting, such as within families, between friends, or in the workplace.
Mass communication: Communication that happens on a large scale, through media, such as television, radio, internet or print media.
Digital communication: Communication that happens through digital technology, such as email, messaging, social media, and video conferencing.
Synesthetic communication: Communication that involves overlapping senses, such as sight and sound or touch and taste.
- "Communication is usually defined as the transmission of information."
- "The precise definition of communication is disputed."
- "Many models include the idea that a source uses a coding system to express information in the form of a message." - "The source uses a channel to send the message to a receiver who has to decode it in order to understand its meaning."
- "Communication can be classified based on whether information is exchanged between humans, members of other species, or non-living entities such as computers."
- "Verbal communication involves the exchange of messages in linguistic form." - "Non-verbal communication happens without the use of a linguistic system."
- "There are many forms of non-verbal communication, for example, using body language, body position, touch, and intonation."
- "Interpersonal communication happens between distinct persons, such as greeting someone on the street or making a phone call."
- "Intrapersonal communication, on the other hand, is communication with oneself."
- "Researchers in this field often formulate additional criteria for their definition of communicative behavior." - "Example are the requirement that the behavior serves a beneficial function for natural selection and that a response to the message is observed."
- "Animal communication plays important roles for various species in the areas of courtship and mating, parent-offspring relations, social relations, navigation, self-defense, and territoriality."
- "An often-discussed example concerning navigational communication is the waggle dance used by bees to indicate to other bees where flowers are located."
- "Due to the rigid cell walls of plants, their communication often happens through chemical means rather than movement."
- "For example, plants like maple trees release so-called volatile organic compounds into the air to transmit warning signals about a herbivore attack to other plants."
- "The reason is that its purpose, as a tool, is usually some form of cooperation, which is not as common between different species."
- "For example, many flowers use symmetrical shapes and colors that stand out from their surroundings in order to signal to insects where nectar is located to attract them."
- "Communicative competence is the ability to communicate well."
- "Two central aspects are that the communicative behavior is effective, i.e. that it achieves the individual's goal, and that it is appropriate, i.e. that it follows social standards and expectations."
- "Human communication has a long history and how people exchange information has changed over time."
- "Examples are the invention of writing systems, the development of mass printing, the use of radio and television, and the invention of the internet."
- "The field of communication includes various other issues, like communicative competence and the history of communication."