Communication
The person who encodes and sends the message.
sender
The study of body movements and gestures in communication.
kinesics
Country with the largest number of official languages
South Africa
11 official languages
Human communication system that uses symbols, grammar, and meaning.
human language
This is the first language a person learns from birth
Mother language
The person who decodes and interprets the message.
receiver
The study of personal space in communication.
proxemics
The country with the most languages spoken
Papua New Guinea
(more than 800)
A form of a language spoken in a specific region or community.
Dialect
A simplified language that develops between speakers of different native languages for trade or communication.
lingua franca
The medium or signs used to transmit information.
code
Changes in pitch, tone, and volume when speaking
paralinguistic features
The most widely spoken native language in the world.
Mandarin Chinese
A variety of language used by a particular social group or class.
Sociolect
A language that arises from the blending of two or more languages, often in colonial contexts.
Creole language
In the communication process, this element refers to the content that is being transmitted.
message
Non-verbal sounds like sighs, pauses, or laughter that influence meaning.
vocalics
The language family that includes Spanish, French, and Italian.
Romance family
A system developed to help people learn a new language, acting as a bridge between native and foreign language.
Interlingua
He is considered the “Father of Linguistics” in India, famous for his work on Sanskrit grammar.
Panini
The complete cycle in which a sender and receiver exchange information is called the __________.
Communication process
A cultural example: In Japan, silence can be a form of communication. This is an example of _______.
paralanguage
The language family that includes Hindi, English, and Persian.
Indo-European family
The smallest unit of meaning in a language.
morpheme
He distinguished between “langue” (language system) and “parole” (speech acts).
Ferdinand de Saussure