Posts From Category: communication

The following was prepared for: Research methods in Linguistics: Multidisciplinary approaches. University of Madeira, Portugal

In the Lebenswelt of everyday communication, it is the combination of fluid verbal and nonverbal semiosis that creates meaning. While many insights can be gained from textual discourse analysis, the nuances and richness of human communication comes to the fore when it is an integrated whole that includes nonverbals. If phenomenological experience doesn’t lead one to this conclusion, it is also supported by quantitative studies suggesting two-thirds of human communication is nonverbal (Burgoon et al., 2016).

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The following is a draft chapter for a forthcoming book.

The backdrop to a discussion of natural resources will be familiar to many readers in a business or policy audience. The global economy is fuelled by increasing amounts of finite resources. Trillions of dollars will need to be invested in the coming years to simply meet UN Development Goals (UNCTAD, 2014). The amount of minerals, ores, fossil fuels, and biomass consumed globally is projected to triple by 2050 (National Intelligence Council, 2013).

Added to this are fiscal stimulus packages, climate targets, and associated green technology mandates projected to drive demand for strategic minerals (Jones, Elliott, & Nguyen-Tien, 2020). At the time of writing (October 2021), food and energy inflation are at levels not seen in decades and supply chain disruptions are a reminder of the interconnectedness of the global material metabolism.

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