Verbal Communication

Verbal Communication is the use of sounds and words to express yourself, especially in contrast to using gestures or mannerisms and the sharing of information between individuals by using speech.Example of this is when you are saying “No” to a person when someone asks you to do something you don't want to do.

Basic Concepts of Language

A. Language is made up of symbols.

Ø They say “Language is symbolic” because it stands for something else.  Symbols can make our conversation easier by just sending emoticons, stickers, GIF and shortcuts that symbolizes the words we want to say. We use symbols to represent ideas and deep concepts.

Example: My friend Jane texted me and asked  me if I have plans for tonight, then I will send her an emoji (in the picture) means that i'm thinking.

B. Language enables Internal and External Communication

Ø Communication with people helps us enhance our understanding and establish harmonious relationships. The difference between the two is that Internal communication takes place within inside the company only while External communication occurs between those who are in the company and outside the company. Examples of  people in External Communication includes customers, investors, suppliers and shareholders.

C. Language is governed by rules.

Ø Language is a rule-governed system composed of symbols that is shared by a group of people. A rule-governed system includes spoken and signed language.

Here are the 4 rules of rule-governed language:

1. Phonological Component

Phonological Component is all about word pronounciation.  It is also the rule for combining sounds to form words. This rule also gives  inventory of sounds and helps us specify sound change in language. Example is comparison of the sounds of the two "p" sounds in "pop-up."

2. Syntatic Component

Syntatic Component is the rule that allows us to combine words  that can turn  into meaningful sentences that uses context clues and synonyms for us to convey the meaning of the words in the sentence. This rule is all about the grammar of sentences formed.

3. Semantic Component

Semantic Component are rules that people have agreed to give meaning on certain symbols and words. Semantic misunderstandings arise when people give different meanings to the same words or phrases. Examples of this are idiomatic expressions like the idiom “hold your horses” this doesn’t mean holding a horse literally but this idiom means “to wait”.

4. Regulative Component

Regulative Component are rules for interpreting messages and giving appropriateness in a given context.  

D. Language is based on social convention

Ø We all have different interpretation of words in each places. The meaning of words in a language is based on social convention or the agreement of community who speaks the same language.

For example is the word “Wala” in tagalog means nothing but in pangasinan it means that it has something.

E. Language can be learned.

Ø We people can learn different languages through education by enrolling to some tutorial lessons, watching videos on how to learn a certain language and socializing with them.

Example: When a filipina married a man from Korea and their only communication is English language. Once they are married, The man will bring his wife to Korea and from there, the filipina should learn their language, culture and their beliefs.

F. Language evolves.

Ø Way back year 2000, We don’t have any names called for people who likes to take a picture of themselves, but now we already have “selfie” “groufie” “charot” and  popular word “Jejemon” in which they encode text in the unique way. In our generation today when you are still encoding your text like this, people will make fun of you and will call you “Jejemon” or “Jeje” If you cannot read the words stated below, it says “Hey! Alam niyo po ba kung ano ang  ibig sabihin ng jejemon? (Hey! Do you know the meaning of jejemon?)

E. People, not words, create meaning

 In this vast world there are a lot of things unknown, things that merely exist. We, people are the ones who give meaning to the world through research and personal experiences. A lot of things are circulating around the social world that don’t even exist before like “memes” this word is just letters that doesn’t have any meaning. Thanks to the people involved in making the word "meme" popular. Meme is now used to justify a funny picture.

Example of meme: