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Basic Purposive Communication
Basic Purposive Communication
COMMUNICATION
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BY Sydney Hoffman
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Ding- dong Theory. Similar to the bow- wow theory, the ding- dong theory attributes the
development of a language to man’s imitative nature. However, human beings did not
imitate only sounds coming from nature. They also imitated the sounds emanating from
those things they themselves produced.
Pooh- pooh Theory. According to this theory, languages of men came as a result of their
emotional outbursts.
Yo- he- ho Theory. This theory states that a language is a product of man’s physical
activities. Human beings utter words as they exert effort in accomplishing their physical
task.
Ta- ta Theory. Allied to the yo- he- ho theory, the ta- ta theory attributes man’s language
to some physical acts of men, particularly their hand gestures. It states that language is
produced out of their ability to form words based on the movements of their hands.
Ta- ra- ra- boom- de- ay Theory. According to this theory , rituals of primitive men were
responsible for the birth of languages. Rituals were an indispensable part of their lives.
During these rituals, there were dancing, singing or chanting, and shouting. The words that
came out of their mouths as they chanted and shouted later became expressions in their
respective languages.
Elements of Communication
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Chronemics- the study of the time element in communication. The length of time a
speaker talks and the rate with which he talks are the concerns of chronemics. The speaker
does not own all the listener/ s’ time so he has to limit his speech to the time allotted for his
speech or to an appropriate length.
Haptics- the study of the touch element in communication. A speaker close to a listener
can touch the latter.
Verbal communication makes use of either spoken words, written words, or both. It
is classified into two basic groups: intrapersonal and interpersonal. Intrapersonal
communication occurs within a person, that is, when a person talks to himself as in a
monologue or a soliloquy. On other hand, interpersonal communication exists
between two or among three or more persons.
Interpersonal Communication is further subdivided into the following: