The Pragmatic View

The pragmatic perspective takes a different view. The pragmatic view is an interlocking system that contributes different or individual behaviors that pattern “over time.’ The problem I see with patterns is that it’s not always a fit. Having a destructive pattern is never a fit. For example, being a drug addict is a destructive life form. The same exists with communication. There are patterns in the way people communicate and the pragmatic perspective views communication through those patterned interactions. In a lot of ways the perspective is like a game as it looks at games as a pattern. For example a quarterback’s pass being knocked down at the line scrimmage because he through side arm. In addition, games have structure and are organized systems. In general communication is like a game that has participants and end act sequences. It’s not like a game because communication is not competitive as much as it is ‘norm.’