Functions of communication
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Communication serves several important functions: 1) Regulation and control - Communication can influence human behavior through commands, instructions, and directives from figures of authority. 2) Social interaction - Communication allows people to develop and maintain relationships and associations with others. 3) Motivation - People use language to express desires, needs, wants, and aspirations to motivate themselves and others.
Functions of communication
- 1. FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION Prepared by: Miss Janessa N. Dalimocon
- 2. REGULATION/CONTROL • Communication can be used to control the behavior of human beings. • Examples: doctor’s prescriptions, parent’s instruction to their children, employer’s orders to their employees, costumers making orders, etc. • Simple requests to laws governing large countries and territories.
- 3. Language forms for Regulation and Control • Imperatives (commands) – Example: Please come in. Get a chair. Run. • Rhetorical Questions (questions that influence human behavior) – Example: Why don’t we go to the dining room now? Do you have a pen? Can you pass the salt? • Declaratives (the speaker wants the listener to do something) – Example: I want to be alone. It’s hot in here. (do something to deal with it) You need to hurry.
- 4. SOCIAL INTERACTION • Human beings develop and maintain bonds, intimacy, relations and associations.
- 5. MOTIVATION • Motivation as a function of communication refers to a person using language to express desires, needs, wants, likes and dislikes, choices and aspirations. • Forms expressing motivation includes: – I need.. – I want… – Give me.. – I dream of.. – I like…. – We pray for..
- 6. INFORMATION • Communication can be used for giving and getting information. • Can come in different forms.
- 7. Language Forms for Information • Declaratives • I have two brothers. • Philippine Normal University was established in 1901. • For every action, there is a reaction. • Rhetorical question • Did you know that earphones can be used as microphones? • Imperatives • Show me how to tie a knot. • Give me information regarding the weather. • Tell me how much a can of corned beef costs. • Questions • Where is HCCC located? • Did it rain last night? • How many students do you have?
- 8. EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION • Expressing emotions both verbally and non-verbally. • Emotional expression through language can come in the form of interjections or exclamations.