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Interpersonal Communication (What is Communication? (INTRA-individual -…
Interpersonal Communication
What is Communication?
INTRA-individual
- things that go on within your head
INTER-individual
- things that go on between people
Does: Goal of communication is the
transfer of meaning between systems.
Types of Intra-Individuals
Intentionalist
Characteristics
Speaking + Listening = 2 autonomous processes
Comprehension is the responsibility of the speaker.
Communication = exchange of communicative intentions
Step 2: Determine appropriateness of literal meaning (by context)
Step 3: Determine INTENDED meaning
Step 1: Determine literal meaning
Limitations
Little consideration of speaker intentions during message formation
Assumes speaker and listener have maxims; interpreting them the same way
Focused primarily on comprehension (listener oriented)
No consideration for speaker-listener relationship
Assumptions
Listener-oriented; must infer speaker's intended meaning
Communication is the exchange of communicative intentions.
Context influences meaning of the message
Cooperative Principles - Conversational Rules
Quantity (concise)
Relevance (relevant)
Quality (truthful to context)
Manner (straightforward)
Perspective Taking
Encoder-Decoder
Characteristics
2 Autonomous Processes
Speaking = Encoding
Listening = decoding
Listener is responsible for comprehension
Limitations
Ignores context effects
Assumptions
1-to-1 relationship between signal and meaning
Communication = encoding (speaker) > decoding (listener)
Meaning is the property of the message
Types of Inter-Individuals
Collaborative
Interactive Alignment