BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION: LINGUISTIC (VERBAL)LINGUISTIC BARRIER PREVENTING THE BARRIER

1. LANGUAGE AND ACCENTSLanguage: is a system of communication used by a particular community or countryAccent: is a unique mode of sound production influenced by the speakers native language

2. SLANGa type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people

Avoid using slang, jargons, and idioms Ensure it would be understood correctly by the

receiver

3. IDIOMSis a phrase or a fixed expression that has a figurative or literal meaninga group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

4. JARGONSare special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand

5. ENUNCIATIONrefers to saying all the sounds clearly

Say each word with moderate pacing; giving each word its fair share of time

Record and practice

6. PRONUNCIATIONrefers to how you say or articulate words

Have a pocket dictionary! Practice! Practice! Practice!

7. GRAMMARis the study of how words and their components combine to form sentencesis a particular analysis of the system and structure of language or of a specific language

Review Reflect Revise

8. SEMANTICSare words having similar pronunciation but multiple meaningsincludes the study of how meaning is constructed, interpreted, clarified and illustrated

Choose precise and exact words Use words with clear meaning Use short and simple sentences

9. AMBIGUITYmeans confusion about what is conveyed, since the current context may lead to different interpretations of meaningincludes messages that are vague and imprecise

Plan the messageo Know the purpose of the messageo Make sure that the thought/idea being

conveyed can be clearly understoodo Make the message short and simple,

precise and completeo It should answer the basic questions like

who, what, when, why, where and how. Know your audience

o Know if they can easily understand the thought you wanted to convey and know how they would react on your message

10. ORGANIZATION OF THOUGHTSIs the arrangement of ideas, incidents, evidence, or details in a perceptible order when expressed either orally or in writing