COST-1116EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Penetration Theory, Interpersonal Communication, Linguistics
1 Feb 2016
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Interpersonal means relating to or including relations between people, existing or going on between people. Interpersonal communication is the study of how at least two communicators influence one another"s behaviours and actions through the communication process . It is: the understanding that people are unique, have emotions and feelings and are valuable. Defined through: process of interaction, context, behaviour, intent, construction of meaning. Process of interaction: always changing (like a river, irreversible and fluid", the process of building and understanding is integral to social interaction, discourse, interpersonal skills and building long lasting relationships (53). Context: importance of context in ic relates to ways we are situated (social settings, identites, types of relationships ) Behaviour: our behaviours affect an interaction, and theirs vice-versa, these can be verbal and non-verbal. Intent: intention = key to interaction, varying levels of intent during communication, we can have different intentions when we communicate, and our intentions can change during communication (53).
