COMM 180: Introduction to Communication Studies or Introduction to Communication Theory

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COMM 180: Introduction to Communication Studies or Introduction to Communication Theory Links to an external site.

OER Textbooks

  • Communication Theory Links to an external site. - A Wikibook with an overview of communication theory from Uses and Gratification to Social Systems.
  • Analyzing Meaning: An Introduction of Semantics and Pragmatics Links to an external site. - This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals, conditionals, and causation; (6) Tense & aspect.