Even as it grows as a second language, English may still not ever be the most widely spoken language in the world, according to Graddol, since so many people are native Chinese speakers and many more are learning it as a second language.
Immediacy. Definition of immediacy Â· Immediacy is a characteristic of a counselor's verbal response describing something as it occurs within a counseling session.
Immediacy of the exchange, whether it is taking place either (1) live or in apparently real time or. (2) on a delayed basis.  Number of sensory channels (including visual, auditory, tactile and so on).  The context of the communication (whether face-to-face or mediated). Note that each level of communication may be formal or informal, personal or impersonal. Note. also that the purposes of communication may vary and overlap, giving a communicator a potentially. wide list of choices for communication channels.