Media and Information Languages (Lecture)
“ LANGUAGE IS A SOURCE OF MISUNDERSTANDING” – McLuhan, 1964 Sometimes what we mean does not always have the same meaning for others. People think differently and it can’t be helped if one thing has different meaning for others. As a country with different dialects, multiple languages can be hard to use. Does the user’s/audience’s own background or experience affect the interpretation of messages? How? Our schema greatly affects what we think or how we interpret a message. A young person and old person may have different understanding of a thing because of the gap in time. Is it possible that a different individual derives a different meaning from the message? Explain Yes. People’s culture and background may affect how he or she perceives something. For example, in the US you can they “Fighting!” and they will think there is a fight between two people while if you say “Paiting!(Fighting!)” in Kor