A speech code supplies locally meaningful terms and rules for interpreting communication. Judgments such as respectful or rude reveal assumptions about relationships and appropriate action. Studying their use makes expectations visible without assuming that every participant shares one code or follows it consistently.
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- FromSpeech Codes Theory (model)
- Category of its source unitTheories & Explanatory Models
- DomainAcross Cultures
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Editorial orientation · Entry type
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Related entries name an idea, effect or practice that belongs to a model or tool of the series. They are not models or tools themselves and are not counted as such; each one leads to the model or tool it comes from, and to its Executive Insight Brief.
Editorial orientation · Category
Theories & Explanatory Models
Explains how or why a communication process works by relating mechanisms, conditions or variables. Its value is an account that can guide inquiry into what produces an outcome, rather than a name for the outcome alone.