W3-4 Functions of Communication

FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION
DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION
 REGULATION AND CONTROL

 SOCIAL INTERACTION
 MOTIVATION
 INFORMATION
 POSTURE AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE
REGULATION AND CONTROL
If the speaker’s purpose is to control others by managing their

behavior, then the Speaker is using the function of
REGULATION AND CONTROL. This can be seen in an
example of making an announcement that the community will
start segregating their garbage. This function is also demonstrated
by the simple act of telling someone to be quiet or encouraging
someone to continue discussing the topic.
THREE TYPES OF REGULATION/CONTROL
 the regulation of self by others (a person is being controlled by

others)
 the regulation of self by self (a person is controlling
himself/herself)
 the regulation of others by self (a person is controlling others)
EXPLAINING REGULATION/CONTROL AS A FUNCTION
OF COMMUNICATION
 Regulation/Control as a function of communication means being able to

use language, gestures, and emotions to manage individual or group
activities such as a parent telling a child not to misbehave or a policeman
directing pedestrians not to jaywalk but cross on pedestrian lane.
 Regulation and/or Control are/is also observed when a student asks
his/her parents to stop teasing them about having a crush in school.
Siblings are also told not to look for that crush in school.
Friends/classmates are under strict orders not to talk about the crush at
all.
A. VERBAL CUES
 these are the specific words chosen and used. The Speaker and
the Listener when using verbal cues, should be respectful of
each other’s culture as well as of their age, gender, social status,
and religion. The words are usually directives, orders, requests,
etc., meant to regulate and control other people’s behavior. In
superior and subordinate, an order is oftentimes worded as a
request.
B. NON-VERBAL CUES
 it includes hand gestures, bodily action (including posture), vocal tone
(paralanguage), and eye contact. The Speaker and the Listener, when
exhibiting nonverbal cues, should be respectful of each other’s culture as
well as of their age, gender, social status, and religion. The tone and
bodily action that accompany the words are authoritative and firm. Eye
contact is direct. In our culture, these cues may be softened for children
and elderly.
Both verbal and nonverbal cues are necessary for a successful outcome of
communication, the achievement of the Speaker’s purpose: Regulation and
Control.
SOCIAL INTERACTION
The second function is SOCIAL INTERACTION, the most

familiar and primary reason why people communicate. This is
because people do love to talk and love to talk with each other.
 gives pleasure
 passing the time
 coming together as a society
 connect with people
ACTIVITY
From the following, choose the specific instances of communication

that may or may not be Social Interaction.
1. Asking the janitor where the comfort room is.
2. The janitor talking about the kinds of students he/she encounters.
3. The boys calling out to a friend to come over and join them.
4. The girls discussing what happened at the party they all attended
last night.
5. The office manager telling the clerk to retype the contract.
6. The employees teasing the office manager during his/her
surprise birthday party.
7. People sympathizing with the families of the soldiers.
8. The soldiers not reacting to the President’s speech.
9. Trying to find out why a sibling is crying.
10. Eating dinner quietly with the family.
MOTIVATION
 it is the third function of communication. This is when the
speaker’s purpose is to persuade or try to persuade another
person to change his/her opinion, attitude or behavior. This is
different from Regulation and Control where the speaker simply
directs others and insists on his/her own agenda. In this
function, persuasion is used to move the Listener away from
his/her position where the speaker wants the other person to
move.
 E.g. Convincing friends to go to the mall after school to watch a movie.
TYPES OF MOTIVATION
 Positive Motivation
 Negative Motivation
 Communication apprehension
 Context apprehension
a. Social anxiety
b. Shyness
c. Public Speaking anxiety
INFORMATION
 this function is used when the Speaker wants to make others

aware of certain data, concepts, and processes – knowledge that
may be useful to them.
ACTIVITY
These are specific instances of communication that may or may

not use Regulation/Control. Identify whether these instances use
Regulation/Control (whether verbally or nonverbally) or not.
1. The students look sharply at students.
2. The yaya comb’s the little girl’s hair.
3. The janitor tells the students to move away from the area of
the corridor he is cleaning.
4. The group of boys asks the bus driver to stop in front of the bank.
5. The bus driver tells the boys that he can only stop at the next bus stop.
6. At the mention of “Fire!” the office manager directs all the employees
to the nearest fire exit.
7. The contestant delivered a speech on saving the trees in SM Baguio.
8. A priest leads the people who are waiting for the arrival of
Pope Francis at the Luneta in singing various welcome chants.
9. A younger sibling is teased until he/she cries.
10. The vendors on the sidewalks keep calling out to passersby to
attract their attention.
TYPES OF ORAL TEXTS
 Proverbs
 Poetry
 Song
 Riddle
 Oral narrative
 Mixed Genre
ASSIGNMENT
 Follow-up
List at least three instances in your everyday interaction using the
Regulation/Control Function of Communication.
 Advance
List the at least three instances of communication that the you are
engaged in using the Social Interaction function.

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FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION

DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION

 REGULATION AND CONTROL

If the speaker’s purpose is to control others by managing their

 the regulation of self by others (a person is being controlled by

 Regulation/Control as a function of communication means being able to

The second function is SOCIAL INTERACTION, the most

From the following, choose the specific instances of communication

 this function is used when the Speaker wants to make others

These are specific instances of communication that may or may

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