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QUESTIONS!!!!!
1. How the messages are
conveyed by the
communicators?
2. If you were one of the
communicators, would you
communicate on the same
ways? Why? Or why not?
TRANSACTIONAL
AND
INTERACTIONAL
LANGUAGES
TRANSACTIONAL LANGUAGE
  is language which is used to
make a transaction and which has
a result. It can be compared with
interactional language, which is
used to maintain relationships.
EXAMPLE:
when people order food in a
restaurant, they usually look at the
menu, ask any necessary questions and
then tell the waitperson what they
want.
INTERACTIONAL LANGUAGE
  is the language we use to build and
maintain relationships. It can be
compared to transactional language,
which normally carries a message and is
the language used to get things done.
To maintain interaction, speakers
use interactional strategies.
Example:
Small talk and conversation
are examples of interactional talk, which
refers to communication that primarily
serves the purpose of
social interaction Small talk consists of
short exchanges that usually begin with a
greeting, move to back-and-forth
exchanges on non-controversial topics,
such as the weekend, the weather, ...
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Using Venn diagram, compare and
contrast transactional and
interactional languages.

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Assignment!!!!!
Make a script dialogue using
transactional and interactional
languages.

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