2.1 Definitions of Communication数字时代的商务英语写作.pdf

Communication 2.1DefinitionsofCommunication. Hello, everyone. Welcome you back! This is the first section of chapter2:Communication In this section,we ll talk about the definitions of communication ’ andthefunctionsofcommunication Now, firstly let s do a brainstorm.How many Chinese words can ’ youthink ofthat areusedtoexpresscommunication? 传播、通讯、联络、交流、对话、传报、交际、沟通、传达 From these we can see it is difficult to define communication becauseithasbeen “ ” used in a variety of ways for varied purposes. Up till now there are as many as over 100 definitions of communication, yet none of them hasbeenuniversally agreedon. For example, In China “duihua ” is a compoundcharacterwhich combines dui or “ ” an element ofmutuality andface-to-facecontact, with hua meansawordor atalk.Thisterm “ ” refers to face-to-face contact among two or more persons, it can also be used to refer to interactions which one use other channels of communication including the internet, television, magazines, radio and other electronicmeans. In fact,theword communication isderivedfromtheLatinword “ ” communicare,meaning to sharewith or tomake common, as in giving to another apart or shareofyourthoughts,hopes,andknowledge. 6. According to Webster Dictionary : communication refers to a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through acommon system ofsymbols,signs,orbehavior /dictionary/communication#h1 According to Mac Arthur: communication refers to the transmission of a message between a sender and a receiver, by using signaling system.(MacArthur, 1992) Samovar Portion thinks that communication occurs whenever meaning is attributed to behavior or the residue of behavior. Zhang Guoliang thinks that communication refer