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LANGUAGE

A dynamic system of spoken, manual(signed) or written symbols by means of which human


beings, as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves.
FUNCTIONS
● Communication
● Community building
● Imaginative expression (create poetry,story,etc)
● Identity expression (when we use language we express ourselves)
● Emotional release
● Cultural expression

Primary and Secondary purposes = FUNCTIONS


➢ To facilitate communication (transmission of information from one person to another)
➢ To express a national or local identity
➢ A ludic (playful) function of language (puns, riddles and crossword puzzles)
➢ To express imaginative or symbolic contexts (such as poetry, drama and religious
expression)

CHARACTERISTICS

Language is symbolic:

● Words are symbols that represent a communicator's thoughts (calling a pet a "dog")
● Not all symbols are spoken or written; there are hundreds of different sign languages
spoken around the world that represent the same ideas differently.
● Symbols are more than just labels. The way we label things changes how we feel
about them.

Meanings are in people, not words:

● Different people interpret the same symbols differently.


● Miscommunication happens when we assume others understand words the same way
we do.
● Words don't have fixed meanings; people assign meaning based on their perspectives.

Language follows rules:

● Phonological rules: How words sound when spoken.


● Syntactic rules: How words are put together in sentences.
● Semantic rules: What words mean, so we can understand each other.
● Pragmatic rules: How to use language appropriately in different situations, like
knowing when a comment might be taken the wrong way.

THE POWER OF LANGUAGE

Language Shapes Attitude

● Naming: Names affect how people see us and how we see ourselves.
● Credibility: How we talk can make us seem more or less credible.
● Status: How we speak, including our accent and choice of words, can affect how
others view our status.
● Sexism and Racism: Language can influence how we view different groups.

Language Reflects Attitude

● Power: The way we use language can show how much control we feel we have and
how much we can influence others.
● Affiliation: Language can show how connected we feel to others.
● Attraction and Interest: Even if we don’t say directly how we feel, our choice of words
can show our level of interest or attraction to someone or something.
● Responsibility: How we speak can also reveal if we are willing to take responsibility
for our words.

COMMUNICATION
What is communication?
1. The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing or using some other
medium
2. Means of sending or receiving information such as telephone lines or computers
3. Means of travelling or transporting goods such as road or railways

CHARACTERISTICS

Communication is Human

● Integral to human life and the existence of society.


● Enables humans to learn, share information, ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
● Facilitates social contact and is crucial for understanding human society, making it a
significant focus for sociologists.

Communication is a Process:

● Communication is dynamic, ongoing, and ever-changing, not static


● It is a continuous process without a fixed beginning or end, where all components
interact and influence each other.
● Communication as a process implies a series of actions that are always in motion
and evolving over time.
● The concept of change is central to understanding communication as a process.

STRUCTURE
The Message:

● The message is the content (verbal and nonverbal) that a source wishes to
communicate to a receiver.
● It includes symbols like words, phrases, facial expressions, gestures, and tone of
voice
The Channel:

● The channel is the medium through which a message travels from the source to the
receiver.
● Examples : airwaves, sound waves, cables.
● sound and light waves enable receivers to see and hear the message.

Feedback:

● Feedback is the receiver's response (verbal and nonverbal)to the message, letting
the sender know if the message was understood.
● Feedback can happen at any stage of communication

Central components include:

● Senders (producers)
● Messages (codes)
● Receivers (audiences)

Formal vs. Actual Communication Structures:

● Formal structures: These are the official roles and systems, like the hierarchy
in a company.
● Actual structures: These are how people actually communicate, including
informal or unofficial ways

COMPONENTS
People:

● In communication, people act as both senders and receivers of messages.


● They are always sending and receiving messages at the same time.

Code:

● A code is a system of symbols used to create meaning, like language.


● Words and sentences are symbols that help us share thoughts and ideas.

Encoding and Decoding:

● Encoding: Turning thoughts or ideas into words or other symbols.


● Decoding: Understanding the meaning of the words or symbols.

Noise:

● Noise is anything that makes it harder to understand a message.


● It can be things like loud sounds, distractions, or even your own thoughts or worries.

TYPES OF COMMUNICATION
Intrapersonal Communication: Talking to yourself or thinking internally.
Interpersonal Communication: Talking with someone face-to-face, including body language.
Group Communication: Communicating within a group of people and how they interact.

Mass Communication: Sending messages to large groups of people, like through TV or


newspapers.

Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC): Communicating through the internet or other


digital networks.
VERBAL COMMUNICATION
Happens: Directly between people, like bosses and workers
Ways: Includes face-to-face chats, speeches, phone calls, video calls, meetings
Merits:

1. Quick and direct.


2. Simple and inexpensive.
3. Immediate feedback.
4. Useful for information not suited for writing.

Demerits:
1. May be distorted if there's indifference
2. issues like status differences or personal barriers can make the message incomplete.
3. Not ideal for long messages
4. Spontaneous responses might lack thought.
5. Spoken words are easily misunderstood

NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
Communicating without words using body language, facial expressions, gestures, and
environmental cues.

ADV:
1. Easy to use with pictures and visuals.
2. Can replace spoken or written messages.
3. Uses gestures and expressions that don't require reading.
4. Useful for those who are deaf or have other disabilities.
5. Often more appealing to look at.
6. Can convey messages faster than talking or writing.
7. Speeds up communication by reducing delays.

DISADV:

1. Can be vague and not very precise.


2. Not ideal for long discussions/conversations
3. Can be confusing and might need to be repeated.
4. Sometimes involves high costs (like neon signs or presentations).
5. Easy to misinterpret or distort the message.

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