What are semantic barriers of communication?
What are semantic barriers of communication?
Semantic barriers: The barriers, which are concerned with problems and obstructions in the process of encoding and decoding of a message into words or impressions are called semantic barriers. Such barriers resut in faulty translations, different interpretations, etc. Types of semantic barriers are:
(i) Badly expressed message: Use of wrong words, an omission of the words and inadequate vocabulary result in badly expressed messages. The intended meaning is not conveyed in such messages.
(ii) Symbols with different meanings: The same word or symbol may carry different meanings perceived by the receiver leads to the communication problem.
(iii) Faulty translations: When the translator is not proficient in both the languages involved in translation, the meaning of the message may get distorted.
Semantic barriers: The barriers, which are concerned with problems and obstructions in the process of encoding and decoding of a message into words or impressions are called semantic barriers. Such barriers resut in faulty translations, different interpretations, etc. Types of semantic barriers are:
(i) Badly expressed message: Use of wrong words, an omission of the words and inadequate vocabulary result in badly expressed messages. The intended meaning is not conveyed in such messages.
(ii) Symbols with different meanings: The same word or symbol may carry different meanings perceived by the receiver leads to the communication problem.
(iii) Faulty translations: When the translator is not proficient in both the languages involved in translation, the meaning of the message may get distorted.
