Many models include the idea that a source uses a coding system to express information in the form of a message.
Models of communication are simplified overviews of its main components and their interactions. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not only transmits meaning but also creates it. There are many forms of communication, including human linguistic communication using sounds, sign language, and writing as well as animals exchanging information and attempts to communicate with intelligent extraterrestrial life.Ĭommunication is usually understood to be the transmission of information.
