3. El proceso de comunicación. Funciones del lenguaje. La lengua en uso. La negociación del significado.

Tema 3: THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS. FUNCTIONS OF LANGUAGE. LANGUAGE IN USE. NEGOTIATION OF MEANING

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TO DEVELOP

1. Definition of Communication:
• Exchange of meaning through a common system of symbols.
• Main code used by humans for social interaction.
2. Types of Communication:
• Verbal/Vocal: Oral and written language.
• Non-Verbal/Non-Vocal: Signals, signs, symbols, gestures, proxemics.
3. Models of Communication:
• Linear Model (Shannon-Weaver, 1948): Sender, Encoder, Channel, Decoder, Receiver, Noise.
• Dynamic Model (Newcomb, 1953): Considers human behavior and social interactions.
4. Functions of Language:
• Practical/Pragmatic: Active and narrative functions.
• Ritual/Magic: Cultural functions.
• Bühler's Model: Expressive, Conative, and Referential functions.
• Jakobson's Model: Context, Sender, Receiver, Contact, Code, and Message determining respective functions.

KEY CONCEPTS / TERMS / AUTHORS

• Linear Model: Shannon-Weaver.
• Dynamic Model: Newcomb.
• Functions of Language: Malinowski, Bühler, Jakobson.
• Communication Theories: Wittgenstein.

ESSENTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Jakobson, R. (1960). "Closing Statements: Linguistics and Poetics."
• Halliday, M. A. K. (1985). "An Introduction to Functional Grammar."
• Newcomb, T. M. (1953). "An Approach to the Study of Communicative Acts."

Recuerda que tienes dos libros imprescindibles para preparar la oposición de secundaria de inglés, específicos para la parte del desarrollo del tema (La receta del tema perfecto) y la del ejercicio práctico (1,2,3 ¡Practica otra vez! ).