Partnerstwo w komunikacji z punktów widzenia optymistów i pesymistów komunikacyjnych

Abstract

The article concerns the positive and negative aspects of language communication, with particular attention being paid to the participants in the communication process understood as partners; hence, the meaning of the word “partner” is analyzed. The author cites the posthuman turn as an intellectual trend which contributes to broaden36 Małgorzata Kita ing our understanding of the kinds of beings who engage in both inter‑and intraspecies communication. This reflection on communication underscores the importance of the relationship between the participants; thus, the author conducts an overview of scholarly approaches to those theories of communication which emphasize the idea of partnership, in order to proceed to an overview of language and communication phenomena which deny the idea of partnership, called in general, paradoxically, “negative communication.”