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Louiegie B. MendozaNature, Elements,
and Functions of
Communication
EN11/12OC-Ia-1
BASILAN, MLJC
Learning Objectives
• Define and explain the nature and process of
communication
BASILAN, MLJC
Definition of Communication
Communication is the source of a person’s daily
conversation. People tend to listen more
rather than speaking. Listening is used more
because we are all ears and we do accept
messages even though it is unintentional.
BASILAN, MLJC
According to Shawn Grimsley (2003)
Communication is sending and receiving
information between two or more people. The
person sending the message is referred to as
the sender, while the person receiving the
information is called the receiver. The
information conveyed can include facts, ideas,
concepts, opinions, beliefs, attitudes,
instructions and even emotions.
BASILAN, MLJC
The communication theorist, Frank
Dance (1970)
• counted over a hundred definitions of the
word “communication.”
BASILAN, MLJC
Theodore Clevenger attributes (1991)
• “the continuing problem in defining
communication” to the fact that “the verb ‘to
communicate’ is well established in the
common lexicon and therefore is not easily
captured for scientific use.”
BASILAN, MLJC
According to Julia Wood (2004)
• communication is “a systemic process in which
individuals interact with and through symbols
to create and interpret meanings.”
BASILAN, MLJC
Let's break this definition down into its
constituent parts:
1. Communication is a process, which means it is
ongoing and always changing.
2. Communication is systemic; that is it occurs
within systems of interrelated and interacting
parts.
BASILAN, MLJC
3. Communication is symbolic. Symbols are the
basis of language, much nonverbal behavior, and
human thought. They can be arbitrary,
ambiguous, abstract representations of other
phenomena.
4. Communication involves meanings, which are the
significance humans bestow on phenomena.
a. Content level meanings are the literal meaning
of messages.
b. Relationship level meanings are what are
expressed about the relationship between
communicators in messages they send and
receive.
BASILAN, MLJC
Other related terms are also defined
by Julia Wood as follows:
Intercultural communication: The branch of
communication field that studies
communication among people from different
cultures, including distinct cultures within a
single country.
BASILAN, MLJC
• Interpersonal communication:
Communication between people.
Interpersonal communication exists on a
continuum ranging from impersonal (between
social roles) to highly personal.
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Intrapersonal communication: Communication
with oneself, including self-talk, planning, and
reflections.
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Directions: Write A if the statement is
TRUE. If not, change the underlined
word to make the statement correct.
___________________1.Intercultural communication:
The branch of communication field that studies
communication among people from different cultures,
including distinct cultures within a single country.
___________________2.Interpersonal communication:
Communication with oneself, including self-talk,
planning, and reflections.
___________________3.The communication theorist,
Theodore Clevenger (1970), counted over a hundred
definitions of the word “communication.”
BASILAN, MLJC
___________________4.Communication is sending
and receiving information between two or more
people.
___________________5.Communication is a
process, which means it is ongoing and is
changing occasionally.
___________________6.Communication can be
arbitrary, ambiguous, abstract representations of
other phenomena.
___________________7.Symbols are the basis of
language, much nonverbal behavior, and human
thought.
BASILAN, MLJC
8.Intrapersonal communication exists on a
continuum ranging from impersonal (between
social roles) to highly personal.
___________________9.Content level
meanings are the literary meaning of
messages.
___________________10.Communication is the
source of a person’s daily conversation.
BASILAN, MLJC