! Languages [Commo Systems To Know] - CW, Finger-spelling, etc. [Constructed Languages] - Like Esperanto, Lojban. Just a curiosity. [E'|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Prime] - E-prime, a variation of English intended to improve clarity. ! Theory [Shannon-Weaver Model of Communication|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon%E2%80%93Weaver_model] - "The mother of all models" [Six functions of language|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackobson's_Communication_Model] * referential (= contextual information) * aesthetic (= auto-reflection) * emotive (= self-expression) * conative (= vocative or imperative addressing of receiver) * phatic (= checking channel working) * metalingual (= checking code working) [Paul Watzlawick|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Watzlawick] * One Cannot Not Communicate * All communication includes, apart from the plain meaning of words, more information * Both the talker and the receiver of information structure the communication flow differently and therefore interpret their own behaviour during communicating as merely a reaction on the other's behaviour ... Human communication cannot be desolved into plain causation and reaction strings, communication rather appears to be cyclic. * Human communication involves both digital and analog modalities: Communication does not involve the merely spoken words (digital communication), but non-verbal and analog-verbal communication as well. * Inter-human communication procedures are either symmetric or complementary, depending on whether the relationship of the partners is based on differences or rity. (?) [Narrowband Communication|http://www.qsl.net/on7yd/136narro.htm] - Sprawls, but looks worthwhile ["Magnetic Headlines"|http://www.copyblogger.com/magnetic-headlines/] - Thesis: Every sentence is to get you to read the next one until you get to the call to action. ! Breaking it Down See: [Fixipedia]