movie paper
Defining “Communication”
The problem with definitions
They are partial
One (partial) definition
The transactional process of creating and sustaining social order through symbolic meaning
Model 1: linear
*noise*
Linear model: example in history
Model 2: interactive
*noise*
(internal & external)
Model 3: transactional
*Context*
Context-shaped
Context-shaping
Communication is a process
*Irreversible*
Communication is a process
*Irreversible*
Communication is a process
*Dynamic*
Axioms of communication
Occurs on content level and relational level
“What are you doing this weekend?”
“I’m so glad we’re friends”
Axioms of communication
Occurs in complementary and symmetrical exchanges
Axioms of communication
One cannot NOT communicate