basic communication

collocation in English

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basic
adjective
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something ...
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communication
noun
uk
/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/kəˌmjuː.nəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the act of communicating ...
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(Definition ofbasicandcommunicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Given that such features are "functionally expendable," they will not be found in pidgin languages, which are "expressedly designed for onlybasiccommunication" (p. 15).
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Thisbasiccommunicationtask consisting of exchanging information between neighbours will be called local communication.
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A pidgin is however a version of at least one language, which lacks everything except what is necessary forbasiccommunication.
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The mechanisms forbasiccommunicationbetween the components (such as a generic mechanism for transporting substance -ows from one component to another) may be already provided by the modelling framework.
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Language is seen as having a creative, imaginative function, not being used merely forbasiccommunicationof information and instructions.
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Prisoners are working towards nationally recognised qualifications that are relevant to the needs of the labour market—frombasiccommunicationskills through to higher level vocational qualifications.
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Oncebasiccommunicationhas been established, the student can progress in their language use, using whatever modes are most appropriate.
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Low-tech alphabet boards are often introduced immediately to provide the individual withbasiccommunication.
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Drivers must be able to engage inbasiccommunicationwith passengers and to give them directions and other information they may need.
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Receiver, transmitter and a wide-angle (hemispheric or omnidirectional) antenna are the main components of abasiccommunicationsubsystem.
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Thebasiccommunicationmodel is the client-server model.
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For others, communicative competence or evenbasiccommunicationskills could be a goal.
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Such techniques range from the mostbasiccommunicationof expectations to the employment of advanced, user-friendly electronic technology.
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He also places these uses into the context of thebasiccommunicationparadigm.
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It took months beforebasiccommunicationand public transport, mail service and supply were working again, to some extent at least.
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This speech is used to accomplishbasiccommunication, often showing few departures from detached words strung together, which in time leads to more fluid phrases.
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Although the prescribed format was meant for high functioning people withbasiccommunicationskills, the format was adapted substantially to suit individuals with poor communication skills and low level functioning.
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