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FUNCTIONS

OF
COMMUNICATION
Function of Communication

•it refers to how humans use


language for different purposes
WHY DO WE COMMUNICATE?
CONTROL
SOCIAL INTERACTION
MOTIVATION
EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
Functions of Communication
1. Control – Communication functions to control behavior.
2. Social Interaction – Communication allows individuals to
interact with others.
3. Motivation – Communication motivates or encourages
people to live better.
4. Emotional expression – Communication facilitates people’s
expression of their feelings and emotions.
5. Information dissemination – Communication functions to
convey information.
1. Regulation/Control

• control human behavior


• regulate the nature and amount of activities humans
engage in

Examples:
doctor’s prescriptions, parents’ instructions to their
children, scolding, employers’ orders to employees,
customer’s making orders, etc.
Importance of regulation/control

• Sense of control over our lives and the world


around us, else, we feel powerless.
• Communication as a means to regulate/control
human behavior ranges from simple requests to
laws governing large countries and territories.
• It is a powerful function of language.
Language forms for
regulation/control
Form of Commands (Imperatives)
- Please come in.
- Get a chair.
- Run.

Questions that influence human behavior


- Why don't we go to the dining room now?
- Do you have a pen?
- Can you pass the salt?
Declaratives
- I want to be alone.
- It’s hot in here.
- You need to hurry.
- That’s not the right thing to do.
2. Social Interaction
• Human beings develop and maintain bonds,
intimacy, relations, and associations.

Examples:
pick-up lines, invitations, greetings, appreciation,
encouragement, marriage proposal, game plans,
etc.
Example Expression
- Let’s be friends.
- Will you marry me?
- Be my group partner.
- I like you.
- Hello!
3. Motivation
• refers to a person using language to express
desires, needs, wants, likes and dislikes,
inclinations, choices, and aspirations

Examples:
expressing one’s ambitions, ordering in a fast food
restaurant, asking for milk, making petitions,
picketing, etc.
Importance of Social Interaction
- One of the most basic functions of human
communication.
- Without motivation, humans experience
powerlessness and a feeling of being trapped.
- It strengthens social interactions.
- It is very central to human identity.
Example Expressions
- I need…
- I want…
- Give me…
- I dream of…
- I like…
- We pray for…
Krizzy: “If kaya pang ayusin,
pipilitin. But if this is really what
both of you need, then just be
strong. Magiging mahirap at
masakit, pero hopefully, all the pain
will be worth it.”
4. Information Dissemination
Communication can be used for giving and
getting information.
- Giving of information (statement of facts)
- Getting information (asking questions)
Giving information using statements
- I have three brothers.
- Philippine Normal University was established in
1901
Giving information using a rhetorical question
- Did you know that some earphones can be used
as microphones?

Getting information using questions


- Have you had lunch?
- Did it rain last night?
Getting information using imperatives
- Tell me how much a can of corned beef costs.
- Give me information regarding the weather.

Getting information using declaratives


- I don’t know where to find the city hall.
- I need to understand how my bill was
computed.
Importance of Information
- Communication as information enables human
to get to know the world and process and
structure what they learn about it.
Popoy: She had me at my worst. You had
me at my best. Pero binalewala mo lang
lahat yun.
Basha: Popoy, ganun ba talaga ang
tingin mo? I just made a choice?
Popoy: And you chose to break my heart.
5. Emotional Expression
- Emotions are a central part of who we
are.
- Humans need to let the emotions out
otherwise they harm our well-being.
- Emotional expression through language
can come in the form of interjection
and exclamation.
Emotional Expressions
- Yes!
- Oh no!
- Ouch!
- Really?
Non-verbal
- Gestures
- facial expression
- simple or energetic body
movements

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