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Recap

f Communication is a basic tool for survival in all species. Human lan-
guage is complex and systematic than that of other beings. Studying
communication allows us better manage our relationships and improve
productivity
f Human communication can be classified into verbal and non-verbal.
Communications can be intrapersonal, interpersonal, extra-personal, or
mass communication
f Verbal communication is communication based on language and uses
words. It can also be classified as written and spoken and formal and
informal
f Non-verbal communication relies on cues, like gesture, facial expres-
sions, body language, and tone of voice. In digital communication emo-
jis, gifs etc. are examples of non-verbal cues
f Human language is unique. It is arbitrary, creative, reflexive, and can be
displaced over space and time
f The exact ways in which language originated are explained. There are
some theories that try to explain this phenomenon.

Objective Questions

1. What are the two types of communication?
2. Which type of communication relies on cues?
3. Which language theory relies on onomatopoeia?
4. What is communicating to oneself called?
5. Which type of communication makes use of language?
6. Which is the feature of language that allows us to talk about the past, present
and future?
7. Who proposed the Ding-Dong theory?
8. Who wrote the book Human Species?
9. What is the term used to describe the communication between two or more
people called?
10. What is the term used to denote the imitation of natural sounds?

Answers

1. Verbal and Non-Verbal
2. Non-Verbal communication

10 SGOU - FYUGP - SLM - English for Communication