What are the 5 functions of communication brainly?

Okay, so “What are the five functions of communication?” Honestly, that sounds like a textbook question, right? And while I could just rattle off some dry definition, it feels way more real to talk about it from my own messed-up, human experience. Communication isn’t just about, like, facts (although those are part of it, I guess).

For me, it’s everything. It’s about sharing that giddy excitement when my niece finally mastered riding her bike – pure emotional expression. It’s also about, you know, actually getting her to stop riding her bike inside the house – a desperate attempt at behavior control! And don’t even get me started on the epic saga of trying to convince my landlord to fix that leaky faucet— pure motivation, or at least the attempt at it! I learned a LOT about stubbornness in that process.

Then there’s the simple learning stuff, like, when I finally understood how to use that stupid new software at work. So much information to absorb! It was like climbing a mountain made of code, but worth it!

But really, the biggest thing? It’s the glue, the invisible stuff that holds everything together. Remember that time I was feeling completely down and my best friend just listened? No advice, no fixes, just listening. That was communication at its finest. It built our connection, you know? Without that kind of connection— that understanding— life would be… I don’t even know. Lonely, definitely. Empty? Yeah, probably. So, those five things? Emotional expression, control, motivation, information…and relationship building. Those are the things that make a life worth living. Without ’em, we’re just… islands.