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Theories About How People Construct Meaning
Theories About How People Construct Meaning
Theories about
How People Construct
Meaning
Rules Theory
How people construct meaning.
&
Constructivism
How to interpret meaning which
people make it.
Rules Theory
Coordinated Management of
Meaning (CMM)
- Hunan communication is rule
guided and rule following.
- It focus on how individual assigns
and interpret meaning.
- It also focus on how individual
apply meaning in communication.
Hierarchy of Meaning
Pearce & Cronen (1980)
Cultural Patterns
Autobiography
Relationship
Episode
Speech
Act
Content
Example :
If you are well behavior,
I will give you a big surprise gift!
Regulative Rules
- To know when and how to respond
or interact.