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ENGL 2111 ENGL 2111

Module 1 Module 2
Definition and Principles of Communication Kinds of Communication

*Communicare-Latin word meaning to *Non-Verbal Communication


share,unite or join -transmits messages without relying on language
*Communication-process by which people share or speech; uses audio signal or visual signals
ideas or thoughts which can be understood by 1.Kinesics-language of body
another through a chosen medium 2.Proxemics -language of space
-send and receive messages using a 3.Haptics-language of touch
channel 4.Chronemics-language of time
*Principles of Communication 5.Appearance-language of looks
1.Schemata-driven 6.Artifacts
2.Interpretetative act Artifactual Communication-language of objects
3.Communication is Symbolic 7.Paralanguage-non-verbal cues we can hear in
4. Communication always result into something our voice
6. Communication is Irreversible Elementsof Paralanguage
7. Communication is contextual\ a.Vocal Quality-timbre or tone color
8. Communication is Progressive b.Pitch-highness or lowness
9. Communication is a process c.Tempo-how fast or slow someone speaks
10.Communication is ethical d.Volume-loudness or softness of voice
11. Communication is influenced by technology e.Junctures-breaks or pauses applied at the end
and media or utterances or between thoughts
*Verbal Communication
-written or spoken language
-involves sound production; utterance of words,
phrases and sentences through speech
Five Basic Features of human language
1.Phonology-system of sound in language
2.Semantics-meaning of words,phrases, and
sentences in a language
3.Morphology-formation of words
4.Syntax-studies how words are put together to
form grammatically correct sentences in
language
5.Pragmatics-how language is used

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