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metacommunication: a standalone construct

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metacommunication1 CONSTRUCTMetacommunicationWATZLAWICK · COMMUNICATION

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Communication studies

communication about communication, the level at which messages signal how other messages are to be taken.

In communication studies, metacommunication refers to communication about communication, the level at which messages signal how other messages are to be taken. This meaning comes from Watzlawick (1967) in Pragmatics of human communication.[1]

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References

  1. Watzlawick, P., Beavin, J. H., & Jackson, D. D. (1967). Pragmatics of human communication. W. W. Norton. ISBN 9780393010091

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