PRELIM 01 - Nature and Types of Communication Flashcards
Has a system of rules, a sound system, and a vocabulary
Language
Refers to a system of rules
Grammar
Refers to a sound system
Phonetics
Refers to the vocabulary
Lexicon
They share the same set of rules in the language system
Language community
A process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language
Language acquisition
Are the first languages acquired while growing up
Mother tongues
Are languages later discovered and needed for various reasons
Second language
Is done by studying formally in school or informally on one’s own
Language learning
The process of expressing and exchanging information, thoughts, ideas, and feelings
Communication
Latin word which means to share or to make common
Communicare
Is an intentional communication that happens within the bounds of specific contexts
Purposive communication
3 theories behind communication
Need for expression, Need for communication, Need for social control
3 levels of self expression
Egotistical, Emotional, Creative
9 elements of communication
Sender, Encoding, Channel, Message, Decoding, Receiver, Feedback, Noise, Context
4 types of noise
Physical, Physiological, Psychological, Semantic
Noise related to the environment or surrounding
Physical noise
Noise related to the body and physical anatomy
Physiological noise
Noise related to the mind
Psychological noise
Noise related to the meaning or the message itself
Semantic noise
Is a positive character trait based on an individual’s passion for a particular long-term goal or end state
Grit
A professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania who said that “Grit is giving life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint”
Angela Lee Duckworth
8 stages of the communication process
Stimulus, Ideation, Encoding, Transmission, Reception, Decoding, Understanding, Action/Feedback
This is the triggering event of the communication process (Stages of communication process)
Stimulus
Is the idea fed by stimulus formulated and organized to answer a need to communicate (Stages of communication process)
Ideation
The ideas, which have been organized in the ideation stage, are put into codes to make transmission possible (Stages of communication process)
Encoding
The encoded message is sent through a chosen appropriate channel or medium (Stages of communication process)
Transmission
The message, which has been sent through a medium selected by the sender, reaches the receiver (Stages of communication process)
Reception
The codes or symbols used to transmit messages are converted into ideas or mental images to be interpreted by the receiver (Stages of communication process)
Decoding
The message, which has been transformed into thought or mental images, having been interpreted now becomes clear to the receiver (Stages of communication process)
Understanding
The receiver responds to the message received by sending feedback (Stages of communication process)
Action
2 types of communication according to mode
Verbal, Non-verbal
It is comprised of sounds, words, and language which have a direct relationship with culture (Types of communication according to mode)
Verbal communication
Refers to those actions and attributes that have socially shared meaning (Types of communication according to mode)
Non-verbal communication
5 types of communication according to context
Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Extended, Organizational, Intercultural
Refers to communication with oneself or self-to-self communication (Types of communication according to context)
Intrapersonal communication
Refers to communication between two or more people (Types of communication according to context)
Interpersonal communication
Means the use of technology and communication despite distance (Types of communication according to context)
Extended communication
Communication that focuses on getting work done and meeting organizational goals (Types of communication according to context)
Organizational communication
Communication between or among people having different linguistic, religious, ethnic, social, and professional backgrounds (Types of communication according to context)
Intercultural communication
2 types of communication according to purpose and style
Formal, Informal
Is an exchanging of official information between two or more people (Types of communication according to context)
Formal communication
Is an exchange of information, either oral or written, that doesn’t fall within the traditional structures, methods, or hierarchies of the business (Types of communication according to context)
Informal communication
Meaning of G in GRIT
Growth/Guts
Meaning of R in GRIT
Resiliency
Meaning of I in GRIT
Initiative/Intensity
Meaning of T in GRIT
Tenacity
Under the __________, language determines thought
Sapir-Whor hypothesis
