COMM 2102 Study Guide - Semiotics, Acoustic Ecology, Gemeinschaft And Gesellschaft
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We should be astonished of what we take for granted. One of the fascinating features of human life is that when we say things to people, they do it. Communication = never ending flow of translations & failures. Transfer of meaning from one person to another. Transfer of meaning from one language to another (not necessarily verbal) Human language involves 2 different things: syntax: rules about the composition of thoughts and ideas, semantics: meaning. Having syntax makes it possible for humans to generate endless supplies of sentences. Knowing that :) means happy requires immense cultural knowledge. We are always trying to translate or decode what people are saying in order to respond appropriately. Ability to communicate depends on ability to translate. Failure - the fact of being able to effect ones purpose. Often times, we communicate in multiple ways to get a point a cross.