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PARASIGNAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Theory
- Sociology of Communication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- parasignal
1, record 1, English, parasignal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- parasignal signal 2, record 1, English, parasignal%20signal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When we vocally transmit the message, "it is two o’clock, "our voice carries some impression in addition to the hard data about the time of day.... In each case we are adding a different parasignal signal to the identical alphasignal. We are actually varying the hard-data content and we can vary the total message through a spectrum from pleasant friendly cooperativeness to outright offensiveness-all by modulating the parasignal. 2, record 1, English, - parasignal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Parasignals usually enhance an Alpha signal ... the effect applied on each word enhances it literal meaning. 3, record 1, English, - parasignal
Record 1, Key term(s)
- para-signal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie de l'information
- Sociologie de la communication
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- parasignal
1, record 1, French, parasignal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- para-signal 2, record 1, French, para%2Dsignal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Information complémentaire transmise par le signal et qui est voulue par l'émetteur. 3, record 1, French, - parasignal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le parasignal est l'information complémentaire «décorative» transmise par le signal, par exemple dans le cas du langage verbal, par le ton de la voix, par les adjectifs choisis, etc. [Jean Cloutier, L'ère d'Emerec ou la communication audio-scripto-visuelle à l'heure des self-média, 2e éd., 1975, p. 105] 3, record 1, French, - parasignal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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