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Technical, semantic, and effectiveness questions
Weaver separates accurate transmission, intended meaning, and effects on conduct. Shannon’s engineering problem brackets semantics.
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Summary
Weaver separates accurate transmission, intended meaning, and effects on conduct. Shannon’s engineering problem brackets semantics.
Implications for practice
A message can arrive accurately and still be misunderstood or fail to change anything.
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Locator: Weaver pp. 95–99
- The Mathematical Theory of Communication — 1949 volume (passage checked)
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- The Mathematical Theory of Communication — 1949 volume (passage checked)
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Taylor, B. P. (2026). Technical, semantic, and effectiveness questions. The Necessary Tangle, release 0.35. https://transduction.systems/entries/concept_communication_levels/
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