Meta communication about tone – UGC NET Question

Meta communication refers to messages about other messages that tell us how to interpret the words. A harsh tone saying "I am not angry" suggests hidden annoyance. The voice quality comments on and partly contradicts the verbal content. Thus it is meta communication.

Option A:
Feedback is the receiver's response,not an aspect of the original message.

Option B:
Redundancy repeats information and does not change its interpretation.

Option C:
Meta communication fits because tone provides an extra “message about the message,” signalling attitude and guiding how the words should be interpreted.

Option D:
Mechanical noise is unintentional interference rather than a meaningful cue about attitude,so it does not fit here.