communication theory
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- noun
- /kəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən ˈθɪəri/
- Specialized
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teoría de la comunicación
- But there is another group of images that has neither religious nor artistic purpose, and that is images principally intended—in the dry language of communication theory—to convey information.
Examples
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I have studied communication theory, television, theatre, etc.
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Dretske tries to understand perception, knowledge, the truth and falsity of belief, mental content, etc., using the framework of Shannon's communication theory.
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As for more ordinary stuff, communication theory can work wonders if both sides cooperate.
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It draws on insights from psychology, sociology, anthropology, communication theory, and media theory.
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An activity based on the intercultural communication theory of Hoopes and Pusch (1979) can sharpen communication skills.
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The inquiry is logicophilosophical rather than empirical in nature, and beyond narratology, its theoretical framework consists of communication theory, pragmatics, and components of hermeneutics and cognitive science.
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Drawing from persuasion communication theory, four factors are explored: source, message, channel, and target—for designing strategies to increase access to health promotion programs among at-risk African Americans.
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Communication theory has long accustomed us to think of any interchange as consisting of three main components: addresser, message, addressee, where addresser and addressee normally and regularly switch roles.
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Communication theory helps us understand how communication theory examines how messages are conveyed through different media.
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In communication theory, the process of encoding and decoding messages is essential to effective interaction.
Synonyms
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Study of media and tools used to send information
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents: 'communications' (study/practice of information transmission) + 'theory' (set of ideas), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer an academic framework about how information is transmitted. This compound follows a common cross‑linguistic pattern (discipline/topic + theory), making the phrase immediately comprehensible to learners.
Etymology
Communication theory comes from the words communication (sending and receiving messages) and theory (ideas that explain how things work), so imagine someone watching how a radio or TV message travels and writing simple rules about it. That's why it means 'the study of how messages are sent and received, especially through radio, TV, or print'.