The Basics of Communication, Writing and Research

Abstract

Language in Communication Language has been described as a vehicle of thought. It is almost the only means of communicating thoughts and feelings available to man. There are other means of course, like the paralinguistic form (signs and symbols). Even so, in its spoken and written forms, language remains by far the commonest means of communication. By definition, language can be said to be a method by which a person expresses his thoughts and feelings in such a way that they can be understood by others. The essence of language is to convey messages. Linguistic studies have discovered that the emergence and development of language has contributed more than any other factor in bridging the wide silence that would have characterized the existence of the early man. It still plays the same role today. It is the sole and life-blood of communication. Without the emergence and use of language, there can be no communication at all, whether written or oral. Life, Itself, would have been paralyzed. For business purpose of every kind or for individual purpose, efficiency is liable to turn from time to time on communication in speech and writing. Language as a means of communication cannot be eliminated. Rather, the need for higher standards of clear, precise and purposeful expression grows constantly with the increasing complexity of life and society.