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Settings Participants Codes, and Message Content and Form

The document discusses the key components of communication including participants, purpose, channels, codes, message content and form. It also discusses genres, Hymes' speaking model which examines the setting, participants, ends, acts, key, instrumentalities, norms and genre of communication. The document concludes with discussing rules of interaction such as being welcoming, using gestures appropriately, speaking appropriately, listening and avoiding irrelevant topics as well as norms of interpretation.

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Settings Participants Codes, and Message Content and Form

The document discusses the key components of communication including participants, purpose, channels, codes, message content and form. It also discusses genres, Hymes' speaking model which examines the setting, participants, ends, acts, key, instrumentalities, norms and genre of communication. The document concludes with discussing rules of interaction such as being welcoming, using gestures appropriately, speaking appropriately, listening and avoiding irrelevant topics as well as norms of interpretation.

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 Components of Communication: Participants and  Components of Communication: Purpose, Channel,

Settings Codes, and Message Content and Form

PARTICIPANTS  Purpose of Communication


- to establish an atmosphere of sociability
 The Sender - one must identify what he/she is trying to
- the speaker or addresser achieve to have an effective communication
- person who sends the message
 Channels of Communication
- the way information flows when communicating
 The Receiver - the medium through which the message travels
- the hearer or the addressee from the sender to receiver
- the recipient of the message
 Acoustic Channel
 The Audience  Optical Channel
- anyone who may be interested in or happens to
perceived (hear, see) the message  Codes
- system of rules to convert information such as a
SETTINGS letter, word, sound, image or gesture
- any communicative act or event happens at a
particular time and place under particular  Message Content
physical circumstances
- will likely to vary somewhat from one instance  Message Form
to the next even if the events are of the same “It is truism… that how something is said is part of
kind but the variation has culturally recognized what is said.”
limits “Like hell I’m kidding. I’ve warned you – now get out, fast!”

“I told him in no uncertain terms, that he was no longer welcome.”


 Components of Communication: Genres, Key, Rules of Speaking Model
Interaction and Norms of Interpretation time and space of a speech
S – Setting and Scene
act
 Dell Hymes (June 7, 1927 – November 3, 2004) P - Participants speakers and audience
- linguist, sociolinguist, anthropologist and E - Ends purpose, goals and outcomes
folklorist forms and orders of the
- established disciplinary foundations for the A – Acts Sequence
events
comparative, ethnographic study of language tone, manner of spirit of the
use K - Key
speech act
I - Instrumentalities forms and styles of speech
 Ethnography social rules governing the
- formerly called ethnography of speaking to N - Norms event and participant action
understand language in use and reaction
- it’s scientific method is participant observation G - Genre kind of speech act or event
- it’s art is the meaningful description of people
and culture
 Rules of Interaction
 Speaking Model
1. Be Warm and Welcoming
- is a model of socio – linguistic (represented as
mnemonic) developed by Hymes - even if you’re not friendly in reality, it is
important that you pretend to have that friendly
 Mnemonic aura
- the study and development of systems for
improving and assisting the memory 2. Improve Your Gestures
- one should not go overboard with their gestures
 Mnemonic Pronounced
- be careful of not using offensive gestures
- ni – mon – nik
- derived from greek phrase “Mimnes – Kesthai”
meaning to remember 3. Speak Appropriately
Example : ROYGBIV , PEMDAS - do not be too casual, it might not be the best
way to gather attention

4. Listen
- allow the person to feel at par with you while
conversing
- let them speak
5. Avoid Irrelevant Topics
- “Open Minded ka ba?”

 Norms of Interpretations

- refers to how Norms of Interactions may be


viewed by someone who does not share the
same belief
- any violations of these may lead to
misunderstanding or complete communication
breakdown

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