Formulation
is the process of pulling together one’s thoughts or ideas before sharing them with another: What is the thought or feeling I want to share
Transmission
is the process of conveying those ideas to another person, often by speaking but also by signing, gesturing, or writing.
Reception
is the process of receiving information from another person
comprehension
is the process of making sense of that information
Modality
describes the manner in which information is transmitted and
received.
Speech is the most common modality of communication for humans.
(1) a sender ,
In to formulate and transmit a message
Formulation
Transmission
, (2) a receiver to
receive and comprehend the message,
receive and comprehend the message,
Reception
Comprehension
(3) a shared means of communicating
Shared means:
Speech
Sign
Writing
Gesture
Feedback is
information provided by the receiver to the sender
Linguistic feedback
speaking, such as saying, “I totally agree,” “I hear what you are saying,” or “Wait, I don’t get it.” It also includes vocalizing, such as saying “mmm‐hmm” or “uh‑oh.”
Nonlinguistic feedback, or extralinguistic feedback,
includes the use of eye contact, facial expression, posture, and proximity. This type of feedback may supplement linguistic feedback, or it may stand alone
Paralinguistic feedback
Includes the use of pitch, loudness, and pausing, all of which are superimposed on linguisticn feedback. These linguistic and nonlinguistic forms of feedback keep communication flowing and provide the speaker with valuable information concerning the receiver’s comprehension.
This is called a conversational repair. Minor
communication
breakdowns happen in every conversation but are easily recognized and
repaired if the receiver is sending ongoing feedback and the sender is
closely monitoring that feedback
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Instrumental communication:
used to ask for
something (“I would like the shrimp, please”)
Regulatory communication:
used to give directions
and to direct others (“You need to take
a right here”)
Interactional communication:
used to interact and converse with others in a
social way
(“What did you think of the game yesterday?”)
Personal communication:
used to express a state of mind or feelings about
something (“I
am just furious about this!”)
Heuristic communication:
used to find out information and to inquire (“Do
you know when
this dam was built?”)
Imaginative communication:
used to tell stories and to role‐play (“If I had a
million
dollars, I would . . .”)
Informative communication:
used to provide an organized description of an
event or object
(“What happened was, we got to the game, and then it began
to
rain . . .”)
Effective communication
Effective communication occurs when
information is successfully
shared between a sender and a receiver; there is no breakdown in
formulation, transmission, reception, or comprehension. An effective
communicator is one whose communications with others are effective
most of the time. Effective communicators communicate through
modalities shared by
people in their lives and communities, such
as speaking and hearing, reading and writing, signing, or even
texting. Effective communicators avoid communication breakdowns by
responding to and giving feedback during conversations. They use
communication for diverse purposes: to ask for things, to direct
others, to interact with others in a social way, to express their own
feelings, to find out information
Principle of quantity:
When we communicate, we need to give just the right
amount and
type of information; we need to use clear vocabulary and we should not
be redundant
2. Principle of quality:
When we communicate, we are expected to be accurate
and truthful.
Principle of relevance:
When we communicate, we are to maintain the topic at
hand and
make contributions that relate to the topic.
Principle of manner:
When we communicate, we are to talk at the right
pace, taking
pauses as needed but not longer than called for. We are to use
appropriate loudness and pitch, and engage in eye contact as expected
by cultural norms.
Speech
Is used for transmis
Hearing is used for reception
Is used for reception
Language
describes the cognitive process by which we formulate ideas
and
thoughts. Once these ideas and thoughts have been formulated, we can
communicate them orally to others through speech. We can also choose
to keep these ideas
and thoughts to ourselves (inner language)
or to write them down (written language)
speech
describes the neuromuscular process by which we turn lan-
guage
into a sound signal that is transmitted through the air (or other
medium, like a telephone connection) to a receiver. Speech involves
using voice and articulators (e.g., tongue, lips, palate) to make the
sounds that produce words and sentences
FORMULATION
Put thoughts and ideas into words to share
with others.
TRANSMISSION
Fluently express thoughts and ideas to others
RECEPTION
Receive the communication sent by another
person.
COMPREHENSION
Interpret the communication sent by another
person
Language
is a socially shared code that
uses a conventional system of
arbitrary symbols, includ-
ing words and sounds, to represent
ideas about the
world to others. The key elements of this
definition are
described below
Language is socially shared
A community of speak-
ers shares the same system for
communicating their
ideas. For example, everyone reading this
text shares the
English language as a means for communicating
ideas
about communication sciences and disorders.
Language is a code:
Ideas about the world are com-
municated using a set of symbols.
The symbols used in
language are words, which are made up of
sounds that
are combined in various ways. The code for what you
are holding in your hand right now involves three sounds—b + oo +
k—blended together to form a word (book). Those of us who speak
English and therefore know this particular code are
a linguistic
community. The word itself (in this case, book) is completely
arbitrary; the thing in your hand could just as well be called a
trift, formed by blending five
Language is a conventional system:
Language follows specific, systematic conventions; it is a
rule‐governed code. Strict rules govern the way a linguistic community
organizes words into sentences and the way sounds are combined to make
words. The rules of English constrain English speakers from saying
things like Sat
cat the the on hat, He drankeding the milk, and
Thit rinches shug gfmiiikn nink. When someone in our linguistic
community violates the community’s linguistic rules, we tend to be
aware of it. For instance, if a doctor said to you, “Need prescription
store go,” you would be aware that some linguistic rules were being
violated. If a young
child said, “He goed to the store,” you
would also probably recognize that a rule was being violated, but you
would be more accepting, knowing that the child was still learning the
rules of language and would shortly figure out that the past tense
of go is went
Language is a representational tool:
Language allows us to represent our thoughts and ideas to others.
Language is a tool for communication, and the only reason
humans
evolved language was to communicate with one another. In addition to
allowing us to represent our ideas, language enables our brains to
store information and to carry out many cognitive processes, such as
reasoning, hypothesizing, and planning (Bickerton, 1995). Although the
relationship between thought and language continues to spur
controversy (Can we think without using language?),
we do know
that much of human thought uses the code of language