I'm not really curious as to why YOU have conversations, or what the social or pragmatic purpose is (so I'm not looking for answers like "to make friends"), but on an unconscious level, what is going on when we have conversations? Psychically, or psychologically speaking, what are we after when we engage in conversation? Most animals communicate only through sounds and body language, what does the use of words offer humans?
2006-12-06 16:03:57 · 13 answers · asked by JudasHero 5 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I like Esme's answer, so I'm going to elaborate.
I'd agree, the purpose is to communication... but to what end? When a person yells "Fire!" the purpose is to communicate, the end being to warn others of danger. But conversation is different. What end are we seeking, unconsciously, when we converse with others?
2006-12-06 16:18:06 · update #1
I also agree that SOMETIMES the purpose of conversation is to pass info. But we don't need to converse in order to do that. Newspapers and news shows do the same thing. Like, for instance, when we tell jokes, or when we talk about our day and such. I don't think we're sitting there thinking "yes, this is good information."
2006-12-06 16:21:26 · update #2
Communications is the are of passing information. If you know something, how will others learn it? It can be useful, like in a school It can also be problematic, like gossip.
The desire to let others know how much we know is uncontrollable in some people. Some have to constantly "one-up" everyone else.
2006-12-06 16:13:59 · answer #1 · answered by Rusty 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-03 11:06:49 · answer #2 · answered by cerenzia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans probably have the most complicated communication system, which is language. But human language is more creative and descriptive than the communication system of other species. As humans when we communicated through language, we come up with new ways to express or describe things. This is usually done by changing the structure of sentence. It is obvious that a poet is creative when he puts words together in a way that has never been done before.
2006-12-06 16:24:49 · answer #3 · answered by Leo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I really don't know why you are not curious about why I have conversations. Am I not a fine specimen of the human race and aren't I an example of the fine art of conversation?
What are we after when we engage in conversation? It seems to me there cannot be one overall purpose - as many conversations there are - there can be many purposes.
Perhaps one of the purposes and/or goals is just to connect - otherwise a day without speaking - even superficial conversation - can be overwhelming in loneliness and alienation.
2006-12-07 00:48:16 · answer #4 · answered by happy inside 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think for the same reason why some dogs can't stop barking and some just keep quiet.. some people have an uncontrollable urge to keep on talking irrespective of whether somebody is listening to them or not, or what they are saying is making complete sense or not.. we always try and wonder why dogs bark.. the same reasons could be attributed to humans having conversations - most meaningful communication amongst dogs is done using scent, body language, and gestures.. same thing for humanbeings and other animals.. conversations are just a not yet well developed activity in humans .. we are yet to make it an internal part of our genes.. and with so many languages, the human brain is just starting to discover this new game of "talk", it is learning new and innovative ways of "talking and communicating" and using this new piece of ability it has just(evolution-wise ;-)) developed..
2006-12-06 18:32:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well the purpose of communication can be various...it can be to make a compromise, to solve something, to tell any event what happen, to learn something from that conversation,to make arrangement and have gain, to console someone, to be a good listener...etc...
For this and other thing people must learn to communicate with their fellows in a proper way...and the reason for that is not to misunderstand each other.
good luck in improving your communication skills.
2006-12-07 03:17:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
to communicate with eachother, the same way animals may do, only we need language since we are intelectual animals, we need to communicate on a higher level than just sounds and body language.
2006-12-06 16:12:27 · answer #7 · answered by Esme 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is for the communication with one another .people need to speak in order to establish relations .it is not a matter for conveying info and that's it.rather it is a matter of creating societies and even globes.
2006-12-06 16:24:47 · answer #8 · answered by zein_egypt 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
animals are restricted in their ability to communicate because they do not have the necessary vocal processing "hardware"...if a baby cub cries out, his mother knows to come investigate, and that is the equivalent of his crying "Mommy!"...humans beings have this "hardware" and in using it during interaction with other humans we are consistently more able to have our needs met quicker...the better you can express your need or desire or fear or anxiety or whatever, the easier it will be for someone else to address...
2006-12-06 16:29:47 · answer #9 · answered by jay_fox_rok_god 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Just live and stop analyzing. I don't mean to sound harsh, I am moreso talking to myself.
2006-12-06 16:11:40 · answer #10 · answered by Joe 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋