Communication Process Model

Man has been using language as a tool of communication for centuries. It has enabled him to interact with the environment and to regulate his social behaviour. Though there are a number of means and instruments of communication, language is the most widely used instrument. Man communicates meaning through a sophisticated system of symbols. The sophistication that has been attained in devising this complex system of meaning-sharing activity has left the primitive communication far behind.
We communicate every day with our family members, friends, teachers, colleagues, superiors, strangers and even pets. Communication is something that happens every day, all the time, whether we are aware of it or not.
Now, when we think about it, many questions

Sending a message in a language that the receiver does not understand could result in a decoding failure.

(ii) Functions of communication
As evident from the meaning and process of communication the primary function of communication is to pass and receive messages and the corresponding feedback. However taking into account the vastness and the application of the concept, communication can have other additional and specialised function. In a structured environment like a educational institution or business establishment, Communication can have the following four functions as well:
Control
Communication is often used to control human behaviour. It can be used to regulate the nature and amount of work humans engage in. Communication as a means of regulation and control can come in different forms:
Imperatives: Imperatives can be instructions or orders. For example “Please keep quite!” or “Lots of butter on my toast

For example “I want pin drop silence in the class” or “I want to be alone”
Emotional expression
Humans experience a number of emotions. These emotions need to be expressed or let out for the well being of human being. Numerous experiments have shown that bottled up emotions can leads to life threatening physical ailments. Emotions are most commonly expressed through communication. Emotions can be expressed through verbal or non verbal communication. Verbal communications are through words and language and non verbal communications are through gestures, actions and expressions.
Motivation
Motivation becomes a function of communication when people use the power of language to express their wants, desire, needs, likes and dislikes, inclination, choices and aspirations. Communication has been used as a motivator from a very early stage in our life. Motivation becomes a function of communication when a person puts in effort to achieve his/her goals. Motivation also becomes a function of communication when a worker bargains for hike in wages. A person, who is unable to use communication to achieve his aspirations or goals, feels powerless and trapped leading to