# Communicating with Purpose

- By: Alexandra Briggs
- Publisher: Northampton Community College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Northampton_Community_College/Communicating_with_Purpose_(Briggs))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Northampton_Community_College/Communicating_with_Purpose_(Briggs)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/socialsci-268097/pdf

How did humans develop the ability to communicate? What purpose does communication serve in our lives? Is it possible not to communicate? Answers to these historical, anthropological, and social-scientific questions provide part of the diversity of knowledge that makes up the field of communication studies. As a student of communication, you will learn that there is much more to the field than public speaking.