Interpersonal Communication Analysis
Introduction
Interpersonal communication is vital to humans and is used in everyday situations. “Interpersonal communication refers to face-to-face communication between people” (35), according to West and Turner (2007), authors of Introducing Communication Theories. West and Turner explain that exploring how relationships form, the upholding and continuation of these relationships, and the end of relationships, are the main characteristics of interpersonal context. Interpersonal communication began as face-to-face communication between two people, but as technology advanced, it expanded to include new communicative technologies such as telephone calls, email, instant messaging, chats, social media networks, and text messaging. Text messaging …show more content…
Researchers are proposing to treat electronic communication as a distinct mode of intermediate communication, in between the oral and the written medium (Fandrych, 2007). According to Ingrid Fandrych (2007), author of Electronic Communication and Technical Terminology, “Online conversation takes place on the written level, while using specific stylistic conventions which are very similar to oral communication, especially abbreviations of frequently used phrases and emoticons to replace facial expressions” (148). Fandrych (2007) claims that acronyms, blends, and clippings are responsible for the characteristic style of Internet English, and that offline usage is increasingly influenced by Internet usage (148). Some new and creative word formations have even found their way into everyday usage including the acronyms “btw” (by the way) and “ttyl” (talk to you later), as well as the blending of certain words like “all right” into “alright.” Fandrych (2007) predicts some changes in general (“off-line”) English due to texting language as well (151). People “talk” via text messages: using the keyboard, they make use of abbreviations, they omit non-content words, and they do not capitalize. Fandrych (2007) explains …show more content…
(2008). Email my heart: remediation and romantic break-ups. Anthropology Today, 24(6), 13-15. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8322.2008.00627.x.
Hyo, K., Gwang Jae, K., Han Woo, P., & Rice, R. (2007). Configurations of Relationships in Different Media: FtF, Email, Instant Messenger, Mobile Phone, and SMS. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 12(4), 1183-1207. doi:10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00369.x.
Jordan, A., & Comrie, M. (2006). Txt sux? Texting and other forms of communication in local government consultation. Communication Journal of New Zealand, 7(1), 1-20. Retrieved from Communication & Mass Media Complete database.
Lin, A., & Tong, A. (2007). Text-messaging Cultures of College Girls in Hong Kong: SMS as Resources for Achieving Intimacy and Gift-exchange with Multiple Functions. Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, 21(2), 303-315. doi:10.1080/10304310701278165.
Ling, R. (2008). Should We Be Concerned That the Elderly Don't Text?. Information Society, 24(5), 334-341. doi:10.1080/01972240802356125.
Maher, M. (2007). You've Got Messages: Modern Technology Recruiting Through Text-Messaging and the Intrusiveness of Facebook. Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law, 8(1), 125-151. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete
Interpersonal communication is vital to humans and is used in everyday situations. “Interpersonal communication refers to face-to-face communication between people” (35), according to West and Turner (2007), authors of Introducing Communication Theories. West and Turner explain that exploring how relationships form, the upholding and continuation of these relationships, and the end of relationships, are the main characteristics of interpersonal context. Interpersonal communication began as face-to-face communication between two people, but as technology advanced, it expanded to include new communicative technologies such as telephone calls, email, instant messaging, chats, social media networks, and text messaging. Text messaging …show more content…
Researchers are proposing to treat electronic communication as a distinct mode of intermediate communication, in between the oral and the written medium (Fandrych, 2007). According to Ingrid Fandrych (2007), author of Electronic Communication and Technical Terminology, “Online conversation takes place on the written level, while using specific stylistic conventions which are very similar to oral communication, especially abbreviations of frequently used phrases and emoticons to replace facial expressions” (148). Fandrych (2007) claims that acronyms, blends, and clippings are responsible for the characteristic style of Internet English, and that offline usage is increasingly influenced by Internet usage (148). Some new and creative word formations have even found their way into everyday usage including the acronyms “btw” (by the way) and “ttyl” (talk to you later), as well as the blending of certain words like “all right” into “alright.” Fandrych (2007) predicts some changes in general (“off-line”) English due to texting language as well (151). People “talk” via text messages: using the keyboard, they make use of abbreviations, they omit non-content words, and they do not capitalize. Fandrych (2007) explains …show more content…
(2008). Email my heart: remediation and romantic break-ups. Anthropology Today, 24(6), 13-15. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8322.2008.00627.x.
Hyo, K., Gwang Jae, K., Han Woo, P., & Rice, R. (2007). Configurations of Relationships in Different Media: FtF, Email, Instant Messenger, Mobile Phone, and SMS. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 12(4), 1183-1207. doi:10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00369.x.
Jordan, A., & Comrie, M. (2006). Txt sux? Texting and other forms of communication in local government consultation. Communication Journal of New Zealand, 7(1), 1-20. Retrieved from Communication & Mass Media Complete database.
Lin, A., & Tong, A. (2007). Text-messaging Cultures of College Girls in Hong Kong: SMS as Resources for Achieving Intimacy and Gift-exchange with Multiple Functions. Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, 21(2), 303-315. doi:10.1080/10304310701278165.
Ling, R. (2008). Should We Be Concerned That the Elderly Don't Text?. Information Society, 24(5), 334-341. doi:10.1080/01972240802356125.
Maher, M. (2007). You've Got Messages: Modern Technology Recruiting Through Text-Messaging and the Intrusiveness of Facebook. Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law, 8(1), 125-151. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete