THE TERMINOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF THE COMMUNICATION PHENOMENON

Abstract

The article is a study of the historical evolution of the communication process and some theoretical reflections on the definition of the term. It describes the development of the communication process in different historical periods, being emphasized the connection of the phenomenon with the history of human evolution. The content of the concept has been researched by scientists from the perspective of several sciences: philosophy, sociology, psychology, computer science, mathematics, semiotics and from other fields, and most of them defined the term communication. The article contains a series of definitions to better understand the issue of defining the term. Up to the present, there is no accepted definition as one that encompasses all the features of the phenomenon. This is due to the polysemantic and complex nature of communication which it has obtained during the historical development.