XCOM 200 Week One Answers Interpersonal communication

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What is the difference between communication, human communication, impersonal communication, and interpersonal communication?

Communication, the exchange of ideas, is the foundation of society. Society's fascination with communication begins at an early age. One of the earliest milestones a parent encourages a child to achieve is saying her first word. Speaking and understanding language is crucial because language is used to inform and educate. A person who can effectively communicate is likely to be successful in life. Human communication is an intentional act performed by a human agent for the purpose of causing some effect in an attentive human recipient. Our ability to use language to build words, combine these into...