1. Aspects of Interpersonal Communication – the Exchange of Communicative Intentions
Pubblicato online: 06 apr 2023
Pagine: 220 - 228
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rae-2023-0031
© 2023 Marinela Rusu, published by Sciendo
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Communication is a complex process that always involves the exchange of communicative intentions. This paper is one of the efforts to contribute to the shaping of a hybrid theory of interpersonal communication that takes into account various perspectives. The basic approach is that successful communication always involves the exchange of communicative intentions. From this perspective, words do not have an equal relationship, identical to the ideas that a speaker tries to express. The paper presents the different essential characteristics of communication:
➢ it is directed towards objectives; ➢ it is a cooperation effort; ➢ consists of exchanges of ideas between speaker and listener; ➢ is socially anchored.
The paper analyzes the three types of communication intentions:
high-level intentions (beliefs, emotions, etc. that a person wants to provoke in someone else); medium-level intentions (come in support of the means planned to achieve high-level intentions). low level intentions (directed towards the means of achieving medium and high level intentions).
Another important aspect, analyzed in the paper is the coordination of intentions in nonverbal communication as well as skepticism in communication. Finally, a person has to make decisions about how to produce certain emotional experiences for others. Whatever the final answer to questions about the roles of intentions in interpersonal communication, researchers must recognize the diversity of ways in which intentions are communicated, highlighting the multitude of possibilities in which meaning can be expressed and understood.