Strauss, D. F. M.2019-02-192019-02-192004Strauss, D. F. M. (2004). Community and communication. Communitas, 9(1), 47 - 62.1023-0556 (print)2415-0525 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/11660/9732Amongst several other characteristic features human beings are known to live in communities and to have the ability to communicate with each other. But although this statement may receive almost universal consent, the ways soon divide when a closer account is sought of the nature of community and of communication. We commence our discussion by first developing a brief perspective on the nature of communication in its relation to the uniqueness of human language, and then proceed with an analysis of the interconnections between communicative actions and the complexity of human societal endeavours - also taking into account the nature of traditional African societies. The analysis is concluded with a brief sketch of the correlation of co-ordinational and communal relationships within society and with an indication of the mediating role of communication media within a differentiated society.enCommunityCommunicationLanguageSocietal endeavoursArticleUniversity of the Free State