Functions of Speech Communication
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This document discusses the different functions of speech communication from three perspectives: the sender's, society's, and receiver's. For the sender, the main functions are to share information, provide instruction, persuade, and entertain. From society's perspective, the key functions are surveillance, correlation, socialization, and entertainment. For the receiver, the major functions are to develop personal identity, facilitate social integration, enhance cognitive abilities, and provide a means of escape. Overall, the document analyzes how speech communication fulfills various important roles for individuals and communities.
Functions of Speech Communication
- 2. FUNCTIONS OF SPEECH COMMUNICATION ? Speech Communication plays a variety of functions in an invidual¡¯s life and in society as whole. What happens to one part of a system affects the other parts. Ross 3; Wahlstrom 31-32
- 3. ? Sender¡¯s Standpoint ? Society¡¯s Standpoint ? Receiver¡¯s Standpoint THREE CATEGORIES OF COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS
- 4. THE SENDER¡¯S STANDPOINT ? Functions are information are information, instruction, persuasion and entertainment. (Wahlstrom 33-38)
- 5. INFORMATION ? Refers to data or facts, is shared every time a sender communicates something to another person . ? A teacher telling students about earthquakes ? A student talking about her research ? A travelogue about the Tower of London ? A computer programmer speaking about new software
- 6. INSTRUCTION ? Refers to data or facts, is shared every time a sender communicates something to another person . ? If you give someone your name (informational) ? If he/she uses it to teach you how to write in Chinese (instructional message)
- 7. PERSUASION ? a message designed to alter a person¡¯s beliefs or behavior. It is also identified through appeals to personal motives and behavior. ? Senders are usually motivated by the desire for power ? Financial Reward like political campaigns or commercials
- 8. ENTERTAINMENT ? Amuses and gives pleasure. ? People from an entertainment industry such a Radio, Television, Theater, and Film. (provide entertainment events to make profit)
- 9. THE SOCIETY¡¯S STANDPOINT ? Functions are surveillance, correlation, socialization and entertainment
- 10. SURVEILLANCE ? the function served by mass media when they monitor and report what is happening in the environment . ? Progress of Kidnapping case of the Chines businessman in Makati
- 11. CORRELATION ? is the function provided by mass media when they interpret what is happening in the environment ? Previous kidnapping case of the Chines businessman in Makati
- 12. SOCIALIZATION ? is the function played by media in teaching members of society what their roles are & how things work so ? Local officials of the city of Antipolo to do their job on garbage collection
- 13. ENTERTAINMENT ? is the primary function of mass media as a source of enjoyment or pleasure ? Sitcoms, Soap Opera, Noon time Variety Show
- 14. THE RECEIVER¡¯S STANDPOINT ? Functions are personal identity function, social integration function, cognitive function and escape function.
- 15. PERSONAL IDENTITY ? provides individuals an understanding of who they are. ?Self-concept is not inborn ?It is developed by observing ourselves and by observing how others behave towards us.
- 16. SOCIAL INTEGRATION ? Is the way in which communication is used to meet our need to belong. ?It is communication¡¯s linking function ?People need human contact & interaction
- 17. COGNITIVE FUNCTION ? Is the ability to use symbols & internalize speech. ?Makes memory & imagination possible ?Allows us to see & understand things from others point of view.
- 18. ESCAPE FUNCTION ? Is the use of communication as a means to relax