SYNTACTIC NOISE
Charles François (2004). SYNTACTIC NOISE, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3312.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3312 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
- “Any structural difference between a message sent and the message received” (R.L. ACKOFF & F.E. EMERY, 1972, p.182).
These authors, who introduce the notion, make a curious comment: “Even if a message is not changed structurally, it may not be received (that is, interpreted or decoded) as it was sent. What is intended as a compliment by A may be interpreted as an insult by B: ”You look so much younger than you are“ (Ibid).
Is this not stretching the notion too much?