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PURPOSIVE

COMMUNICATION

Rañel V. Balolong
WHAT IS
LANGUAGE?
LANGUAGE
Linguists agree that a language can only be
called a language if it has a system of rules
(also known as grammar), a sound system
(phonology), and a vocabulary (lexicon).
These are the requirements for identifying a
means of communication as a language.
Speech community Second languages
- a community where people are
- this happens as people
able to understand each other
will discover other
because they have the same set
languages that are also
of rules in the language system.
essential for various
Language acquisition Language
reasons.
learning
- acquiring languages from -athe process of the
community. second languages are
Mother tongues learned formally in
- the language we acquire school, or informally on
as we grow up; our first our own.
language.
WHAT IS
COMMUNICATION?
cOMMUNICATION
- exchange of thoughts, ideas, concepts, and views
between or among two or more people.
Types of
Communication
According to MODE
vERBAL
- the use of words; written or oratorical.

nonvERBAL
- communication through
gestures and facial
Visual
expression.
- a communication type that uses images to
transfer messages, and/or information.
Types of
Communication
According to
CONTEXT
INTRAPERSONAL
- talking to oneself.
INTERPERSONAL
- communication
between
EXTENDE 2 or more
people.
- communication involves the use of electronic media
D
e.g., television, radio, or video-conferencing.
INTERCULTURAL
- communication between or among people having
different linguistic, religious, ethnic, social, and
professional background.
ORGANIZATIONA
- communication in the
L workplace.
1.Downward
communication
2.Upward
communication
3.Horizontal
communication
4.Crosswise
Types of
Communication
According to PURPOSE
AND STYLE
formal
- employs formal language that is delivered either orally or in written
form e.g., research, business letters, and public talks/speeches.

informal
- does not apply formal language; it involves
personal and usual conversations with family
members, friends, or acquaintances about
anything of interest to them.

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