communication
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain communication as an activity, relay models and research from communication studies with attribution, describe forms and channels, and distinguish the activity from messages, media, telecommunications infrastructure and the academic discipline.
In the WordNet sense, the activity of communicating, conveying information from one party to another through speech, writing, signs, signals or media, also called transmission, intercommunication, conveyance and imparting; the WordNet sense concerns the activity rather than a particular message, channel or the field of communication studies.
What it is for: Conveying information between parties.
It can be explain the activity; relay models and research; describe forms; distinguish related senses.
Distinguishing features
Activity
Sender and receiver
Many channels
Distinct from content
What it looks like
Not a visible object; an activity.
Physical character
WordNet hypernym: act, human action note
Shannon-Weaver model: 1948-1949 note
forms: verbal, nonverbal, written, visual list
How it is recognised
Activity of conveying information
Transmission, intercommunication, conveyance, imparting
A message is content; media are channels; telecommunications are infrastructure; communication studies is a field
Related models
is a kind of - in WordNet terms
conveys -
is studied by -
uses - at a distance
In practice
Families and kinds
verbal and spoken communication
written communication
nonverbal communication
mediated and mass communication
intercommunication within groups
animal and machine communication
Identifiers
WordNet oewn-00030657-n the activity of communicating
Standards and regulation
Freedom of expression and telecommunications laws
Failure modes and hazards
Vagueness of the concept
Confusing activity with message or medium
Treating one model as complete
Analytical facets
- substance
- information
- origin
- conceptual
- agency
- inert
- mobility
- not-applicable
- scale
- not-applicable
- affordances
- readable
Also called
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Where this came from
oewn:2024 · CC BY 4.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What communication is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is communication as an activity, and how does it differ from a message, medium, telecommunications and the academic field? definition
- Is the question about the concept, a form, a model or technology? boundary
Forms
Forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What are verbal, written, nonverbal, mediated and intercommunication forms? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Theory Models.
Attribution.
Models
Models.
Models
Models.
- What do the Shannon-Weaver, Lasswell and transactional models propose, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- What does research say about effective and intercultural communication, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Practice Practice.
Application.
Organisations
Organisations.
Organisations
Organisations.
- How is communication managed in organisations? provenance
- Which entry fits organisational communication? action
Technology
Technology.
Technology
Technology.
- How have technologies changed communication? provenance
- Which entry fits telecommunications? action
Context Beyond humans.
Context.
Animals
Animal communication.
Animals
Animals.
- How do animals communicate? provenance
- Which entry fits animal communication? action
Language
Language.
Language
Language.
- How do the senses of communication differ in dictionaries? provenance
- Which entry fits communication studies? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should nonverbal communication be linked as a primary entry?
- How should communication studies sources be linked?
- How should WordNet synonyms be recorded?