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content bearing process |
Any Process, for example ManualHumanLanguage, which may contain a Proposition.
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social interaction |
The subclass of IntentionalProcess that involves interactions between CognitiveAgents.
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artifact mediated communication | ArtifactMediatedCommunication refers to Communication that uses some Artifact as an instrument or path for the Transfer of messages or information |
| | disseminating | Any Communication that involves a single agent and many destinations. This covers the release of a published book, broadcasting, a theatrical performance, giving orders to assembled troops, delivering a public lecture, etc. |
| | expressing | Instances of this Class express a state of the agent.For example, Jane thanked Barbara for the present she had given her. The thanking in this case expresses the gratitude of Jane towards Barbara. Note that Expressing, unlike the other speech act types, is not a subclass of LinguisticCommunication.This is because emotions, for example, can be expressed without language, e.g. by smiling. |
| | gesture | Any BodyMotion, e.g. a hand wave, a nod of the head, a smile, which is also an instance of Communication. |
| | indicating | Pointing out a person, place or thing with one's hand or with an Artifact. |
| | in person communication | An instance of InPersonCommunication is a Communication that occurs between two or more Humans who are physically present to each other during the Communication. |
| | linguistic communication | A Communication that involves the transfer of information via a LinguisticExpression. |
| | telephoning | A Telephoning is a Communication in which the instrument is a Telephone, and which typically includes an instance of Speaking as a subProcess. |