L. David Ritchie Steven H. Chaffee Joseph Cappella
This volume thoroughly covers the sub-field of information, and is one of the first in a series which synthesizes the research literature on major concepts in the field of communication. Each concise volume includes a research definition (concept explication) and presents a state-of-the-art analysis of theory and empirical findings related to the concept.
After defining the word information', the author contrasts non-linear and reflexive ideas about human communication with linear perspectives. Information is equated with uncertainty. The result presents a pattern for the process of...
This volume thoroughly covers the sub-field of information, and is one of the first in a series which synthesizes the research literature on major con...
How do people understand metaphorical language? Can a commonplace metaphor affect the way people think even if they don't interpret it? Why does it matter how people interpret metaphors? The author proposes an original communication-based theory of metaphor that answers these and other questions about metaphors and metaphorical language.
How do people understand metaphorical language? Can a commonplace metaphor affect the way people think even if they don't interpret it? Why does it ma...
