As simple as the question, "what is communication?" is, it has a multitude of answers that are nothing short of complicated. One definition of communication is the activity of conveying information. However, this is a strangely simple way to define such a broad term. Communication spans so many different forms and is used for several different functions that it has become one of universal signs of civilization. Communication has expanded over decades to mean more than just face-to-face contact between people.
Evidence of written communication goes back to 3500BC in the Middle East and Egypt. However, writing isn't the only way that ideas are conveyed. Communication can also include non-verbal and non-written forms like body language. Because of this, Professor Douglas J. Glick defines communication as all forms of human behavior. Therefore, communication cannot be kept in such simple parameters when discussed.
Works cited:
"The History of Communication." Inventors. Web. 19 Sept. 2010. .
Glick, Douglas J. Language Culture and Communication in the U.s. Kendall Hunt Pub, 2009. Print.
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