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Code model and the inferential model There are 2 different models of linguistic communication, the classic model, the code-model and the inferential model. Code model: The communicator encodes the message, by a signal, that the hearer than decodes. Sentences are just complex signals that encode messages. signals code messages The speaker selects the message and transmits the corresponding signal, which is received and decoded at the other end, when all goes well, the result of the reproduction in the receiver of the original message. On this approach, the communication is guaranteed as long as both individuals are functioning correctly, each has an identical copy of the code, and the signal is not destroyed. The code model exists in the nature, it is correct for animal communication. e.g.: bee dance, which used to indicate the direction and distance of nectar. Q: But how do human communicate? Example: Mary is angry with Peter and she doesn't want to talk to him....

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