Communication Question ?

Question

Define the transactional nature of communication (a link to an "official" definition would be appreciated). Yes, this is a homework assignment, but I won't be able to get the book for the class until Monday, which is when the assignment is due. I don't want your answers but a site where I can find the answer.

Answer 1

"...communication development is viewed as a transactional process that involves a developmental interaction vis-a-vis the child and communicative partners. This perspective emphasizes the reciprocal, bidirectional influence of the communication environment, the responsiveness of communicative partners, and the child's own developing communicative competence. For example, this model assumes that the increasing readability or clarity of the child's communicative behavior may influence the parent's style and frequency of contingent responsiveness in ways that will further scaffold the child's developing competence during the transition to linguistic communication (Wetherby, Warren, & Reichle, 1998, p. 2)."