COM 382 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Intentionality, Pragmatics, Emoji

• School: URI
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COM 382
• Professor: Abran Salazar

Document Summary

The process of communication involves arriving at common (or shared) understandings. Communication occurs through the use of symbols and their accompanying meaning. All objects, events, persons, and actions possess symbolic potential. Symbols do not possess inherent and universal meaning. Symbols can be transmitted and exchanged, but meanings cannot. Communication does not require the use of identical symbols or symbols systems. Although communication usually involves the conscious and deliberate use of symbols and their accompanying meaning, intentionality is not an inherent requirement of communication. Motley"s criticism: a distinction between the verbal and the vocal. Process of communication involves arriving at a shared understanding. Communication does not require this use of identical symbols or symbol systems. We don"t have to use the same language in order to understand each other. We all know these words even if we don"t speak. Communication occurs through the use of signs/symbols and their spanish or english associated meanings.