Premium
Language and communication
Author(s) -
Dissanayake Wimal
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
world englishes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-971X
pISSN - 0883-2919
DOI - 10.1111/weng.12333
Subject(s) - sociality , phenomenon , conviction , subjectivity , epistemology , metaphysics , cultural phenomenon , communication studies , psychology , sociology , linguistics , cognitive science , communication , philosophy , social science , law , political science , ecology , biology
Communication is the lifeblood of society. An understanding of communication is vital to an understanding of society. Larry Smith and I, in our explorations into language, have been guided by this conviction. Two questions inform our project. First, why is communication important? Second, what are the conditions of its possibility? The phenomenon of miscommunication, which is not often given adequate attention in communication research, is central to our endeavor, and it is explored in terms of three intersecting circles that are designated by the terms subjectivity, sociality and metaphysics. We have sought to highlight the phenomenon of miscommunication against the backdrop of dominant models of communication that have made a deep impression on communication studies.