CMST 2040 Chapter : 2040 Mid Term
Document Summary
Human communication as performance: all human communication is performance, done in various public and private stages. Performance is an execution of action: eric getting ready for school: preparing for performance. Backstage warm- ups: eric plays roles and follows rules of safe driving: rehearsal and practice. This represents his membership in a specific community: all communication is motivated by individual desires. All communication is scripted by: culture and linguistic expectations, unique characteristics of each individual speaker. Dramatic qualities: who, what, how, why, when, where, to whom. Artistic performances (examples on pg. Dialogue: an exchange and ongoing communicative transaction in which at least two voices come into play. True dialogue calls members to pursue their communicative task in sympathy in a sincere desire to comprehend. The ideal dialogue denies isolation. To hear in a profound way suggest an engaged self: making a leap into another world. The self asserts itself and reminds the audience that the performer is just playing a role.
