Message

A Message is a brieft communication created by a message sender that is intended to be received by an explicit set of message receivers.

• AKA: Msg.
• Context:
  • It can range from being a Simple Message to being a Complex Message, depending on how many message topics.
  • It can range from being a Visual Message (such as a written message) to being an Auditory Message (such as a spoken message) to being a Tactile Message.
  • It can range from being a Verbal Message (such as a written message) to being an Non-Verbal Message.
  • It can be created without interruption.
• Example(s):
  • a Text Message.
  • a Voice Mail Message.
  • an Email Message.
  • a Promotional Message, such as an advertisement.
  • a Chat Room Post.
  • an Internet Forum Post.
  • a Blog Post.
  • a Video Post.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Document, such as a research paper.
• See: Utterance, Conversation, Communication, Communication Source, Courier, Broadcasting.

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References

2017

• (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/message Retrieved:2017-10-17.
  • A message is a discrete unit of communication intended by the source for consumption by some recipient or group of recipients. A message may be delivered by various means, including courier, telegraphy, carrier pigeon and electronic bus.

    A message can be the content of a broadcast. An interactive exchange of messages forms a conversation.

    One example of a message is a communiqué (pronounced ), which is a brief report or statement released by a public agency.

2011

• (Sammut & Webb, 2011) ⇒ Claude Sammut, and Geoffrey I. Webb. (2011). “Message.” In: (Sammut & Webb, 2011) p.661

2009

• (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=message
  • S: (n) message (a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled) "he sent a three-word message"
  • S: (n) message, content, subject matter, substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
  • S: (v) message (send a message to) "She messaged the committee"
  • S: (v) message (send as a message) "She messaged the final report by fax"
  • S: (v) message (send a message) "There is no messaging service at this company"

2009b

• http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/message
  • Noun: 1. Any concept or information conveyed by the use of (usually written) symbols.

2002

• (Gildea & Jurafsky, 2002) ⇒ Daniel Gildea, Daniel Jurafsky. (2002). “Automatic Labeling of Semantic Roles.” In: Computational Linguistics, 28(3).
  • QUOTE: … Given an input sentence and a target word and frame, the system labels constituents with either abstract semantic roles, such as AGENT or PATIENT, or more domain-specific semantic roles, such as SPEAKER, MESSAGE, and TOPIC. ...

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