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Gestural Communication in Nonhuman and Human Primates

The aim of this volume is to bring together the research in gestural communication in both nonhuman and human primates and to explore the potential of a comparative approach and its contribution to the question of an evolutionary scenario in which gestures play a signuificant role.

The gestural communication of apes Simone Pika1'3, Katja Liebal2'3, Josep
Call3, and Michael Tomasello3 'University of Machester / 2University of
Portsmouth / 3Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
Gestural communication of primates may allow insight into the evolutionary
scenario of human communication given the flexible use and learning of gestures
as opposed to vocalizations. This paper provides an overview of the work on the
gestural communication ...

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Communication

This is a book about speech and language. It is primarily intended for those interested in speech and its neurophysiological bases: phoneticians, linguists, educators, speech therapists, psychologists, and neuroscientists. Although speech and language are its central topic, it provides information about related topics as well (e.g. structure and functioning of the central nervous system, research methods in neuroscience, theories and models of speech production and perception, learning, and memory). Data on clinical populations are given in parallel with studies of healthy subjects because such comparisons can give a better understanding of intact and disordered speech and language functions. There is a review of literature (more than 600 sources) and research results covering areas such as neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, development of the nervous system, sex differences, history of neurolinguistics, behavioral, neuroimaging and other research methods in neuroscience, linguistics and psychology, theories and models of the nervous system function including speech and language processing, kinds of memory and learning and their neural substrates, critical periods, various aspects of normal speech and language processes (e.g. phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, reading), bilingualism, speech and language disorders, and many others. Newcomers to the field of neurolinguistics will find it as readable as professionals will because it is organized in a way that gives the readers flexibility and an individual approach to the text. The language is simple but all the technical terms are provided, explained, and illustrated. A comprehensive glossary provides additional information.

In the past several decades we have seen the coming together of the “hard”
sciences, such as neurology, molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, and
physics with the fields such as psychology, linguistics, and phonetics and speech
communication. This welcome trend is manifested not just in the emergence of
new terms (e.g., neurolinguistics, biopsychology, cognitive neuroscience, etc.)
but, what is more important, in increasing interest, understanding, appreciation,
and ...

Human Communication

The Basic Course

ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that youselect the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition,you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. -- Provides a thorough foundation in the theory, research, and skills of communication Human Communication: The Basic Course provides an in-depth look at the concepts and principles of human communication, emphasizing public speaking, interpersonal communication, and small group communication. Designed to allow flexibility in teaching approaches, Human Communication: The Basic Course offers instructors a wide range of topics to discuss and apply to real-world experiences. MyCommunicationLab is an integral part of the DeVito program. MediaShare allows students to post speeches and share them with classmates and instructors. Interactive videos provide students with the opportunity to watch and evaluate sample speeches. Online self-assessments and pre- and post-tests help students assess their comfort level with public speaking and their knowledge of the material. 0133814971 / 9780133814972 Human Communication: The Basic Course Plus NEW MyCommunicationLab -- Access Card Package Package consists of 0205890857 / 9780205890859 NEW MyCommunicationLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 0205944868 / 9780205944866 Human Communication: The Basic Course (Unbound)

Online self-assessments and pre- and post-tests help students assess their comfort level with public speaking and their knowledge of the material. 0133814971 / 9780133814972 Human Communication: The Basic Course Plus NEW MyCommunicationLab ...

Listening and Human Communication in the 21st Century

Bringing together top listening scholars from a range of disciplines and real world perspectives, Listening and Human Communication in the 21st Century offers a state-of-the-art overview of what we know and think about listening behavior in the 21st century. Introduces students to the core issues listening theory and practice Includes student friendly features such as editorial introductions to each section and questions for further reflection at the end of each chapter Discussion ranges from historical perspectives to present theory, to teaching and performing listening in the classroom, in health care, and in corporate settings

Despite some 30 years of intercultural research and thousands of articles, there
are often insufficient intercultural findings and applications disseminated to the
appropriate parties to “make a difference” in global relations. And, even when it is
disseminated, there is inadequate application of intercultural communication
competence to create a difference in the world. Added to this is the problem that
there has not been enough practical research undertaken or disseminated,
despite the ...

Non-Western Perspectives on Human Communication

Implications for Theory and Practice

What it means to be a self - and a self communicating and being in a particular culture - are key issues interwoven throughout Min-Sun Kim’s impressive text, Non-Western Perspectives on Human Communication. Going beyond cultural descriptions or instructions on adapting to specific cultures, the author interrogates the very core assumptions underlying the study of human communication and challenges longstanding individualistic, Western models on which much intercultural research is based. Kim proposes a non-western way of conceptualizing identity, or the "self" - the cornerstone of cultural research -- illuminating how traditional western and non-western views can be blended into a broader, more realistic understanding of cultures and communication. Grounding her work in a thorough knowledge of the literature, she challenges students and researchers alike to reexamine their approach to intercultural study.

Awareness of these limitations is a crucial preparation for genuine understanding
of cultural identity and human communication. Part IV, "Conclusion," looks at
research and theoretical developments that explore new combinations (
coexistence, synthesis) of individualistic and collectivistic orientations. This
research, as it matures, should lead to better conceptualizations in the field of
human communication. All these sections deal with different, yet related, topics.
In addition, the ...

The Experience of Human Communication

Body, Flesh, and Relationship

This book deals with matters of embodiment and meaning—in other words, the essential components of what Continental thought, since Heidegger, has come to consider as “communication.” A critical theme of this book concerns the basic tenet that consciousness of one’s Self and one’s body is only possible through human relationship. This is, of course, the phenomenological concept of intersubjectivity. But rather than let this concept remain an abstraction by discussing it as merely a function of language and signs, this work attempts to explicate it empirically. That is, it discusses the manner in which—from infancy to childhood and adolescence (and the dawning of our sexual identities) through physical maturity and old age—we come to experience the ecstasy of what Merleau-Ponty has so poetically termed “flesh.” It is rarely clear what someone means when she or he uses the word “communication.” An important objective of this book is, thus, to advance understanding of what communication is. In academic discourse, “communication” has come to be understood in a number of contexts—some conflicting and overlapping—as a process, a strategy, an event, an ethic, a mode or instance of information, or even a technology. In virtually all of these discussions, the concept of communication is discussed as though the term’s meaning is well known to the reader. When communication is described as a process, the meaning of the term is held at an operational level—that is, in the exchange of information between one person and another, what must unambiguously be inferred is that “communication” is taking place. In this context, information exchange and communication become functionally synonymous. But as a matter of embodied human psychological experience, there is a world of difference between them. As such, this book attempts to fully consider the question of how we experience the event of human communication. The author offers a pioneering study that advances the raison d’être of the emergent field of “communicology,” while at the same time offering scholars of the human sciences a new way of thinking about embodiment and relational experience.

It is this dimension of being—of beingbefore-the-void—that best describes
Georges Bataille's concept of communication. It is a radical concept of
communication as eros, death, sensuality, and transgression. It is a remarkably
vivid and vital concept, but it is an idea that has yet to find its vocabulary reflected
in serious academic writing on the subject of communication. To think of
communication expressed as anything but an abstract function of mind and
culture (as, for example, ...

Human Communication

Motivation, Knowledge, and Skills

HUMAN COMMUNICATION: MOTIVATION, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, Second Edition, features the collaborative work of recognized experts in the fields of communication and offers a unified approach to the basic processes of human communication backed by skill assessment. Beginning with the premise that all forms of communication have the potential to be viewed as competent depending on the context or situation, the text helps readers develop a framework for choosing among communication messages that will allow them to act competently. The theoretically based and skills-oriented framework emphasizes the basic themes of motivation, knowledge and skills across interpersonal communication, electronically mediated communication, small group communication, public speaking, and-new to the Second Edition-mass communication to help students become competent communicators in their own lives.

Communication. Sloane. had heard about how much fun chat rooms could be.
Given her interest in the television show The Apprentice, a chat room seemed a
natural wayof keeping up with the current buzz of the show. However, Sloane
had also heard that women tended to be in the minority in such chat rooms, and
as a result, got hit on by geeks and lonely guys who could not meet people any
other way. She decided to enter the chat room under an assumed male identity,
Ted, and ...

Ethics in Human Communication

Sixth Edition

Broad in scope, yet precise in exposition, the Sixth Edition of this highly acclaimed ethics text has been infused with new insights and updated material. Richard Johannesen and new coauthors Kathleen Valde and Karen Whedbee provide a thorough, comprehensive overview of philosophical perspectives and communication contexts, pinpointing and explicating ethical issues unique to human communication. Chief among the authors objectives are to: provide classic and contemporary perspectives for making ethical judgments about human communication; sensitize communication participants to essential ethical issues in the human communication process; illuminate complexities and challenges involved in making evaluations of communication ethics; and offer ideas for becoming more discerning evaluators of others communication. Provocative questions and illustrative case studies stimulate reflexive thinking and aid readers in developing their own approach to communication ethics. A comprehensive list of resources spotlights books, scholarly articles, videos, and Web sites useful for further research or personal exploration.

Communication. “North Americans . . . too often assume that people elsewhere
hold comparable values, or would, at least if they were given the opportunity.”
Thus John Condon underscores the fact that standards for ethical communication
rooted in a North American value system, such as the political perspectives
discussed in chapter 2, are not widely shared throughout the world. Criteria of
linear logic, empirical observation, and objective truth are not used to assess
communication ...