Stages of Communication Development
Stages in Communication Development
Introduction
The ability to communicate can be deemed the most powerful attribute a human being possesses. It may also be regarded as a strict disciple, serving to educate, and inform society. Today, a higher level of learning and knowledge are maintained due to the volume of communication we are exposed to. Thus, communication may be regarded as a specialized function, as it encompasses our everyday lives, and helps us function more efficiently and productively.
For centuries verbal mediation served the function of informing and expressing information. Cultures depended on spoken words, opposed to written, ensuring a direct understanding between source and receivers were maintained. Oral communication left little room for ambiguity, and discrimination of the illiterate.
other forms of long-distance communication not based on words used were ‘smoke signals’ used by American Indians and whistled language of Gomera, of the Canary islands. But they were only capable of conveying very limited pre-arranged signals and would be incapable of sending a detailed message.
The imperfection of speech, which nonetheless allowed easier dissemination of ideas and stimulated inventions, eventually resulted in the creation of new forms of communication, hence improving both the range at which people could communicate and the longevity of the information.
Writing
The first writing system is generally believed to have been invented in pre-historic Sumer and developed by the late 3rd millennium BC into cuneiform. . By the end of the 4th millennium BC, this had evolved into a method of keeping accounts, using a round-shaped stylus impressed into soft clay at different angles for recording numbers
The Chinese script may have originated independently of the Middle Eastern scripts, around the 16th century BC (early Shang Dynasty), out of a late neolithic Chinese system of proto-writing dating back to c. 6000 BC.
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Introduction
The ability to communicate can be deemed the most powerful attribute a human being possesses. It may also be regarded as a strict disciple, serving to educate, and inform society. Today, a higher level of learning and knowledge are maintained due to the volume of communication we are exposed to. Thus, communication may be regarded as a specialized function, as it encompasses our everyday lives, and helps us function more efficiently and productively.
For centuries verbal mediation served the function of informing and expressing information. Cultures depended on spoken words, opposed to written, ensuring a direct understanding between source and receivers were maintained. Oral communication left little room for ambiguity, and discrimination of the illiterate.
other forms of long-distance communication not based on words used were ‘smoke signals’ used by American Indians and whistled language of Gomera, of the Canary islands. But they were only capable of conveying very limited pre-arranged signals and would be incapable of sending a detailed message.
The imperfection of speech, which nonetheless allowed easier dissemination of ideas and stimulated inventions, eventually resulted in the creation of new forms of communication, hence improving both the range at which people could communicate and the longevity of the information.
Writing
The first writing system is generally believed to have been invented in pre-historic Sumer and developed by the late 3rd millennium BC into cuneiform. . By the end of the 4th millennium BC, this had evolved into a method of keeping accounts, using a round-shaped stylus impressed into soft clay at different angles for recording numbers
The Chinese script may have originated independently of the Middle Eastern scripts, around the 16th century BC (early Shang Dynasty), out of a late neolithic Chinese system of proto-writing dating back to c. 6000 BC.
The first pure