2. “LANGUAGE MAY BE A
SOURCE OF
MISUNDERSTANDINGS”
BY: Marshall Mcluhan,1964
3. LANGUAGE
PERTAINS TO THE TECHNICAL AND
SYMBOLIC INGREDIENTS OR
CODES AND CONVENTIONS THAT
MEDIA AND INFORMATION
PROFESSIONALS MAY SELECT
AND USE IN AN EFFORT TO
COMMUNICATE IDEAS,
INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE.
4. MEDIA LANGUAGES
Codes, conventions, format,
symbols and narrative
structures that indicate the
meaning of media messages to
an audience.
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5. WHAT IS GENRE?
comes from the French word
meaning 'type' or 'class‘
can be recognized by its
common set of distinguishing
features (codes and
conventions)
6. What are codes and conventions?
CODES
are systems of signs, which
create meaning
CONVENTIONS
are the generally accepted
ways of doing something