COMM 89 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Pragmatics, Creative Accounting, Heredity
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Communication process can be represented by a spiral or helix. Abstract symbol: symbol representing an idea or thought. Communication: a social process in which individuals employ symbols to establish and interpret meaning in their environment (5 terms) Social: the notion that people and interactions are part of the communication process (senders and receivers with various intentions, motivations, and abilities) Process: ongoing, dynamic, and unending occurrence (individual and cultural challenges affect communication) Environment: situation or context in which communication occurs (time, place, historical period, relatio(cid:374)ship, a(cid:374)d a speaker"s a(cid:374)d liste(cid:374)er"s (cid:272)ultural (cid:271)a(cid:272)kgrou(cid:374)ds(cid:895) Palo alto tea(cid:373): a group of s(cid:272)holars (cid:449)ho (cid:271)elie(cid:448)ed that a perso(cid:374) (cid:862)(cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:374)ot (cid:374)ot (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)ate(cid:863) --models of understanding: communication as action, interaction, and transaction. Sender/source message target/receiver (+ noise) = linear model of communication. Linear model of communication: one-way view of communication that assumes a message is sent by a source to a receiver through a channel. Can take place in a mediated environment (technology)
