Collocations withcommunication

These are words often used in combination withcommunication.

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alternative communication
Understanding the theoretical and methodological bases of augmentative and alternative communication (pp. 64-83).
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asynchronous communication
A special newsgroup was set up, in preference to a 'chat' or email facility, in order to optimise the conditions for collective, structured, asynchronous communication.
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basic communication
Given that such features are "functionally expendable," they will not be found in pidgin languages, which are "expressedly designed for only basic communication" (p. 15).
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communication device
Figure 7 shows the communication device and the key adjustment points.
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communication disorder
Another site where concern with intercultural professional communication in language contact contexts is increasingly an issue is that of speech pathology and communication disorder.
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communication equipment
Refugee camps become repositories of such resources as relief supplies and food aid, vehicles, communication equipment, employment and transport contracts with relief agencies, and other locally valued and scarce materials.
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communication gap
Pidgin is therefore, as it were, mostly used horizontally and rarely vertically, except to bridge a communication gap between literates and illiterates.
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communication pattern
The communication pattern of the electoral campaign increased nationalist identity for two reasons.
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communication protocol
It should be noticed that the remote system uses the communication protocol that the hand controller uses as well.
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communication skill
He opted for the strategy of redefinition which required a new perspective and communication skill to pull the party's support together.
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communication strategy
Students were in two classes, one receiving 12 hours of direct communication strategy training.
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communication system
Part of the ' confusion ' derived from the communication system, which was exasperatingly slow.
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communication technique
For example, the underlying communication technique has major influence on the integrated application's functionality in terms of notification ordering, reliability or atomicity.
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communication tower
At the end of the story, the aliens find a communication tower beaming into space.
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computer-mediated communication
His interests include computer-mediated communication, plagiarism and the internet, the lexicography of slang, and online social networking sites.
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confidential communication
The relevant documentation is considered to be a confidential communication between regulatory bodies.
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constant communication
The haptic simulations were performed to quantify the system performance in the presence of a constant communication delay.
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cross-cultural communication
Traces of cross-cultural communication and interaction can be found in all of these books, but they are not usually a central theme.
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direct communication
There is direct communication between the patient and the physician who will perform the procedure.
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effective communication
Effective communication between these multi-disciplinary teams was essential at this stage.
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electronic communication
Electronic communication, in its world-shrinking form, is associated with images and immediate impact rather than with imaginative reflection and exploration.
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enhanced communication
Yet, as a result of enhanced communication technologies and the relative ease of international travel, ethnic communities now have similar sorts of connections.
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face-to-face communication
Effects of telephone face-to-face communication on rated extent of self-disclosure by female college students.
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facilitated communication
For instance, it was thought that devising a standard methodology of literature identification and synthesis would have facilitated communication and coordination between agencies/programs.
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fiber-optic communication
Optical transistors provide a means to control light using only light and has applications in optical computing and fiber-optic communication networks.
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form of communication
Because this new form of communication did not require hand gestures, he wondered whether this may have facilitated the development of lithic manufacture.
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frequent communication
The participants acknowledged that frequent communication breakdown resulted in decreased socialisation.
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global communication
Note that by global communication we refer to any inter-processor communication during the parallel portion of the algorithm (as opposed to the initialisation phase).
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importance of communication
Virtually all variants of democratic theory emphasize the importance of communication between citizens and their elected representatives.
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improved communication
A need for improved communication about medication was identified by all groups, and they saw current systems as inefficient.
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improving communication
Improving communication between workers is one step towards providing better care for the person with dementia.
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indirect communication
Some of the interaction between agents takes place through formal structures such as markets others through direct or indirect communication via social or other links.
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informal communication
Attributes such as informal communication and notification and resolution of problems (what might be regarded as 'firefighting' attributes) were highly valued.
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instant communication
It is curious that in this age of technology, which brings the furthest corners of the world together, we always worry about instant communication.
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interactive communication
It is the glue that runs through all of legal process, the medium of all interactive communication prior to, during, and after trial process.
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intercultural communication
Based on interactions between black and white patients and caregivers, they underscore the importance of making intercultural communication a key part of caregiver training.
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internal communication
Such measures might aim, for example, at eliminating inefficiency related to internal communication problems.
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interpersonal communication
What is the mechanism for such interpersonal communication?
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lack of communication
The living proof that the whole idea of purity in music was an embarrassing failure lies in its manifest lack of communication with audiences.
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linguistic communication
These abstract argument-structure constructions thus create an important top-down component to the process of linguistic communication.
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long-distance communication
They are mainly nocturnal and use acoustic signals for long-distance communication.
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marketing communication
The production of marketing collateral is important in any business' marketing communication plan.
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means of communication
Means of communication would have to be abolished.
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method of communication
Issues of access and method of communication should be addressed.
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mobile communication
But mobile communication also makes possible a certain kind of private interaction in the work domain as well as in public spaces.
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mode of communication
The researcher observed a link between the activity engaged in and the mode of communication adopted.
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modern communication
This region is increasingly becoming a large-scale citylandscape, closely connected to modern communication systems.
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nonverbal communication
The examiner presented toys and interactive games designed to elicit several categories of nonverbal communication acts.
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one-way communication
The final work should be made available to those that it explores, and their responses should be acknowledged and heard, activating a dialogue rather than a one-way communication.
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online communication
The authors then examine the notion of cultural gaps between participants in the course and the potential consequences for online communication successes and difficulties.
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open communication
Regular, open communication from management is vital for the employee to understand a situation.
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optical communication
His research interests are in integrated system design, fault diagnostics, digital signal processing, and optical communication.
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oral communication
Her research interests include second language acquisition and the role of oral communication activities in language development.
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personal communication
Literacy is used in a range of everyday contexts, in and out of the home, in terms of organizing life, personal communication, and private leisure.
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persuasive communication
Their energy and candour in exposing the many flaws in the prison system have been combined with unusually persuasive communication skills.
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poor communication
However, scant attention has been given to the idea that poor communication may also have an economic impact worthy of attention.
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rapid communication
The control of this outbreak relied on rapid communication of findings and isolate characteristics to international investigators.
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scholarly communication
Too many changes were occurring in the traditional chain of scholarly communication to justify the continuation of traditional approaches.
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secure communication
Enforcing anonymity and secure communication channels can also help avoid many common pitfalls.
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strategic communication
Asking visitors to help: research to guide strategic communication in protected area management.
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symbolic communication
The advantages for symbolic communication in a creature so poorly endowed to be a carnivore had to constitute a considerable force of selection.
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synchronous communication
This study reports how meaning is negotiated in synchronous communication by investigating the effects of different task types on interaction.
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two-way communication
The defining phenomenological features comprise a triad of impairments affecting (a) reciprocal social interaction, (b) two-way communication including language, and (c) imagination-behavior.
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verbal communication
Parents also directed children's attention by combining verbal communication with gestures.
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visual communication
For example, in the case of visual communication, models allow image transformations in order to get many different views.
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wireless communication
The communication between the soccer robot and host computer is via wireless communication.
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written communication
Written communication from acute hospitals was not always comprehensive.
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