Languages(Edit)

Commo Systems To Know - CW, Finger-spelling, etc.

Constructed Languages - Like Esperanto, Lojban. Just a curiosity.

E' - E-prime, a variation of English intended to improve clarity.

Theory(Edit)

Shannon-Weaver Model of Communication - "The mother of all models"

Six functions of language

• 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

• 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 - Sprawls, but looks worthwhile

"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(Edit)

See: Fixipedia