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- Griffin defines communication as “the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response.” Carey defines communication as “a symbolic process whereby reality is produced, maintained, repaired, and transformed.” Please compare the two definitions, explain the context in which each definition is rooted, and your own understanding of the theory of communication.
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According to Griffin, communication is "the relational process of creating and interpreting
messages that elicit a response." This means that both the creators and receivers of the messages
have to possess some kind of ability to create and interpret the contents of the message respectively
(Griffin, Ledbetter, & Sparks, 2015). By being capable of interpreting the message, the receiver
is, therefore, able to understand it and give the creator a response either verbally, in writing or
using signs. Communication scholars always believe that words don't mean anything, the people
communicating are the main providers of meaning to those words. Therefore, the communication
process cannot be successful if the people communicating do not unders...