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Verbal and Nonverbal Elements of

Communication
Grade 11- Oral Communication
Ms. Renjie Loise P. Oteyza
Objectives:

Find out how verbal and

nonverbal elements affect the
communication process.

Learn about the verbal

behavioral approaches.

Understand the nonverbal

behavioral approaches.

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Language is the core of
verbal communication.
It is a collection of signs,
symbols, codes, rules,
which are used to
construct and convey
messages.
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A productive system
capable of displacement
and composed of
rapidly fading,
arbitrary and culturally
transmitted symbols.
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Characteristics of Spoken
and Written Words

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Displacement
- Language
permits us to
discuss topics
that cut across
time and space,
reality and
fantasy.
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Rapid Fading
- Verbal
messages must
be received
immediately
after they are
sent or they will
be lost.
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Sign
- It stands or
represents
something.
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Symbols
- It provides
meaning when a
particular society
has agreed on
what they will
look like and what
they will
represent.
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Ritual
- Neither totally
arbitrary nor
symptomatic.
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“WORDS DON’T
MEAN. PEOPLE
MEAN.”

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 Meaning

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Meanings are
accomplished
when we interpret
symbols. It is a
human invention.
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Meaning of
symbols is
determined by
people and
culture.
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Denotative
meaning
- Literal or
dictionary
meaning of a
word.
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Connotative
meaning
- Subjective
attachment that
people associate
with a word or
symbol
(judgments and
evaluations).
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“Language shapes
perception of
reality.”
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Sapir-Whorf
Hypothesis
(Theory of
Linguistic
Relativity)
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Basic Principles:
1. All higher levels of
thought depend on
language.
2. The structure of
language we use
influences the way
we understand our
environment.
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In Rhetoric
(Socrates), true art
has five
characteristics:
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1. The subject
must have been
defined and
logically analyzed
until its proper
nature is
understood.
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2. The speaker
must analyze his
audience.
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3. The speaker
should adapt the
organization of his
speech to his
listeners.
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4. The speaker
helps the audience
recall what they
already know.
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5. The speaker
should speak only
of what he
believes is true.
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Speech
Accommodation
Theory

Howard Giles
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People
accommodate or
adjust their style of
speech in order to
gain approval,
maintain social
identity and make
communication
more effective.
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CONVERGENCE
DIVERGENCE
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Speech Act
Theory

John Searle
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We must not only
understand what
the speaker
means. We must
also understand
the speaker’s
words and
intentions.
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