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definition
Latin word meaning "to determine, bring to and end, or settle"
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breadth
how broad or narrow a definition is
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intentionality
is communication intentional?
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sender-based communication
the person who is speaking, sending a message is communicating
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reveiver-based communication
the person who is interpreting the message is communicating.
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symbols
arbitrary and conventionalized representations
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spoken symbolic interaction
the way people use symbolic words to create common meaning and share that meaning with another
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non-verbal interaction
the unspoken, often unintentional behavior that accompanies verbal communication and helps us fully interpret its meaning.
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model
an abstract representation of a process, a description of its structure or function.
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explanatory function
dividing a process into constituent parts and showing us how parts are connected
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predictive function
- models that allow us to answer "If... then" questions.
- Ex: hypothesis
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control function
a model that show us how to control a process
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perspective
a coherent set of assumptions about the way a process operates
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psychological perspective
focuses on that happens inside the minds of communicators as they transmit and receive messages.
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social construct perspective
sees communication as a process whereby people, using the tools provided by their culture, create collective representations of reality.
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pragmatic perspective
communication consists of a a system of interlocking, independent "moves", which become patterned over time.
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laws approach
- connected to the psychological approach
- describe cause and effect laws that connect communication variables.
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rules approach
- connected to the social construct perspective
- human behavior is chosen
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systems approach
- connected to the pragmatic perspective
- describe inter-dependent patterns of behavior rather that individual behaviors
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cultural studies perspective
culture shapes communication
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ethnography of communication
when people share common ways of thinking about communication and common styles of talk, they have formed a speech community
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