Communication Functions Flashcards
Communication functions are the
reasons why?
Why do we communicate
Regulation, Social Interaction, Motivation, Emotional expression, Information
Regulation
we want people we ihteract with to manage their behavior or sometimes because we want to do things as we please
Social interaction
we want to form bonds with other people
Motivation
We want to persuade inspire
Emotional Expression
we want to appeal ti emotions
Information
we have ideas based on facts, figures, stat or other reliable soufces
Primary comm function and
Secondary comm function
Some books have more categs
Informativs vs Intructive, Motivation vs Persuasion, Social Interaction vs Aesthetic, Emotional Expression = Therapeutic
Informative vs Instructive
Informative: informs
instructive: instructs
Motivation vs Persuasion
Motivation- structly inspiring
Persuasion- side with person
Social Interaction vs Aesthetic
Social inte: not so close, acquantances
Aesthetic- someone close
Emotional expression is Therapeutic
make prrson feel better
Language
may be both helpful and unfavorable to the one using it
Helpful
aids the speaker and listener to understand each other
Unfavorable
to the interlocuters if they are not good using it
Communication strategies
techniques that the speaker resorts to in order to address difficulties in expressiong himself in a language
Message abandonment
when the speaker stops talking to express himself
Nevermind
Message abandonment
Use of all Purpose words
when you use a general expression to refer to an idea you think the other person already knows about jn order to save you