Monday, August 8, 2011

Language is the source of miscommunication.?

This may not be so profound as it first appears. A miscommunication is "an unclear or inadequate communication." When is a communication unclear or inadequate? When the mental image or concept in the hearer or reader is not clearly or adequately the same as the concept in the mind of the communicator. Why is it not clear or adequate? Because this communication relies on language, which can only call forth concepts and images stored in the minds of the receivers of the communication. Since we are all different and have had different experiences, what was in the mind of the communicator will not be clearly or adequately the same in the mind of the receivers. The source of the error is language, used in the communication.

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