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Communication Correct answer-the process of sending and receiving messages/information
pyramid of communication Correct answer-societal: w society, large mass audience
institutional: large organizations/instit
group: ppl w high group iden
interpersonal: 2+ ppl
intrapersonal: with self
theories of communication goals Correct answer-find its meaning and function to provide
explanation
- predicting communication and its consequences
theory Correct answer-statement(s) about reality to explain or predict relationships/phenomena
Transmission Model of Communication Correct answer-- a linear process
- begins with sender who makes message and ends with audience being the receiver
-only effective when desired effect reached; when message received and interpreted correctly
sender --> message --> channel --> receiver --> effect
Noise Correct answer-any disturbance that interferes with the transmission of a message and
prevents the desired effect from being reached
SMCR Model of Communication (Berlo) Correct answer-- message comes from sender source
- message = what is being communicated
- message goes through channel to reach receiver
sender --> message --> channel --> receiver + encoding/decoding
encode Correct answer-turning intended message into symbols/words
decode Correct answer-turning communicated symbols/words into meaning
feedback loop Correct answer-receiver sending info back to receiver in communication model
Reception and Audience Theories Correct answer-*focus on receiver*; meaning depends on
receiver --> can be multiple different interpretations of messages
, polysemic Correct answer-having many meanings
Theory of Encoding and Decoding Correct answer-Production:
- ideas encoded into message
- influenced by sender's background and their perception of receiver
Circulation:
- message available to receiver
Use:
- process of consumption and interpretation by receiver of the message
Reproduction:
- application/consequences of receiver's use
Theory of Encoding and Decoding Meanings Correct answer-Dominant:
- receiver decodes message the way the sender encoded it; sender/receiver match up in their intent
and understanding
Negotiated:
- receiver understands SOME of the intended meaning; interprets message slightly differently bc of
individual background
Oppositional:
- receiver has opposite understanding/interpretation of sender
language Correct answer-a system of symbols that ppl use to transfer meaning among themselves
and communicate
speech acts Correct answer-the actions that we perform with language; performative function
pragmatics Correct answer-how context/social setting plays a role in language interpretation
Implicature Correct answer-how ppl transfer meaning that is more than what they are literally
saying; additional meaning
figurative language Correct answer-writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
- metaphor, hyperbole, idiom, etc.
language attitudes Correct answer-opinions, ideas and prejudices that speakers have with respect
to a language/based on the language they use
- status and solidarity (how close, kind, warm, etc. the speaker is)
speech rate Correct answer-the speed at which you speak
lexical diversity Correct answer-The size of the speakers vocabulary/
how many unique words used