functions and forms

• the 5 types of functions of communication

  • control / regulation
  • social interaction
  • motivation
  • emotional expression
  • information dissemination
• communication functions to control behavior

  control / regulation
• factors of control / regulation

  1. commands / imperatives
  2. declaratives
  3. rhetorical questions
• function of communication that allows individuals to interact with others in the daily course of living,

  human beings develop and maintain bonds, intimacy, relations and associations.

  social interactions
• social interactions include:

  • invitations
  • appreciations
  • encouragements
  • greetings
• function of communication - extrinsically or intrinsically motivates people to make sense of self and live better.

  motivation
• motivation includes:

  • needs
  • wants
  • desires
  • likes, dislikes
  • choices
  • inclinations, aspirations
• function of communication - communication facilitates people's expression of their feelings and emotions

  emotional expression
• communication functions to convey information

  information dissemination
• information dissemination includes:

  • giving information using declaratives
  • giving info using rhetorical questions
  • getting information using declaratives
  • getting info using questions
• the two forms of communication

  1. verbal communication
  2. nonverbal communication
• the use of symbolic language to stimulate shared meaning

  verbal communication
• any non-linguistic variable with communication value

  nonverbal communication
• types of verbal expressions

  • observation
  • thought
  • feeling
  • need
• type of verbal expressions that report sensory experiences or memories

  observation
• type of verbal expression that is about a conclusion or judgement of experiences and observations

  thought
• type of verbal expression that is about communicating emotions

  feeling
• type of verbal expression that is about stating wants or requesting help or support

  need
• power of language

  • expresses identities
  • affects one's credibilitiy
  • a means of control
  • performs an action
• meaning of word that is exact definition in dictionaries

  denotation
• emotional, cultural, etc definition of a word

  connotation
• principles of nonverbal communication

  • It typically conveys more meaning than verbal communication.
  • It is more involuntary than verbal communication.
  • It is often more ambiguous than verbal communication.
  • It is often more credible than verbal communication.
• functions of nonverbal communication

  1. contradicting
  2. emphasizing
  3. regulating
  4. complementing
  5. substituting
• types of nonverbal communication

  1. kinesics
  2. vocalics
  3. haptics
  4. proxemics
  5. chronemics
  6. personal presentation & environment
• nonverbal communication - study of hand, arm, body, and face movements

  kinesics
• kinesics include:

  A) gestures

  B) eye contact

  C) head movements & postures

  D) facial expressions

  E) the study of hand, arm, body, and face movements

  
• a - type of kinesics

  b - just put a "."

  A) gestures

  B) .

  
• type of gesture - touching behaviors and movements that indicate internal states typically related to arousal or anxiety

  adaptors
• type of gesture - gestures that have a

  specific agreed-on meaning

  emblems
• type of gesture - message they accompany

  illustrators
• type of kinesics - the orientation of movements of

  our head and the orientation and positioning of our body and the various meanings they send

  head movement and posture
• type of nonverbal communication - the study of paralanguage, which includes the vocal qualities that go along with verbal messages, such as pitch, volume, rate, tone, vocal quality

  vocalics
• types of paralanguage

  A) pitch

  B) volume

  C) articulation

  D) rate

  E) vocal quality

  F) tone

  G) intonation

  H) verbal fillers

  
• type of nonverbal communication - the study of communication by touch, touch behaviors that convey meaning during interactions, operates at many levels, including functional-professional, social-polite, friendship-warmth, and love-intimacy

  haptics
• type of gestures - the use of the forehead, brow, and facial muscles around the nose and mouth to convey meaning can convey happiness, sadness, fear, anger, and other emotions help set the emotional tone for a speech

  facial expressions
• type of non-verbal communication - the use of space and distance within communication

  proxemics
• Proxemic Zones of Personal Space (Hall, 1968)

  A) intimate

  B) personal

  C) social

  D) public

  
• type of nonverbal communication - the study of how time affects communication

  chronemics
• time classification - biological time

  Rhythms of living things (e.g., human circadian rhythm)
• time classification - physical time

  Fixed cycles of days,

  years, and seasons