<def-root>A <fen>Communicator</fen> speaks to an <fen>Addressee</fen> in such a way that the <fen>Addressee</fen> understands and fully appreciates the truth and/or relevance of the <fen>Message</fen>.
<ex> Marred by overblown writing , <fex name="Medium">this first novel by Wilbur Smith 's wife</fex> effectively <t>conveys</t> <fex name="Message">some of South Africa 's problems</fex> .<fex name="Add">INI</fex></ex>
<ex><fex name="Communicator">He</fex> <t>conveys</t> vividly the absurdity of a situation , but he is incurious about the underlying processes which shape it. <fex name="Add">INI</fex></ex>
<ex><fex name="Communicator">We</fex>'ve got to <t>get</t> <fex name="Message">the message</fex> <t>through</t> <fex name="Add">to them</fex> <fex name="Time">before they become sexually active</fex>.</ex>
<ex>Have you been using PowerPoint (PPT) for years and feel <fex name="Communicator">you</fex> don't <fex name="Time">always</fex> <t>get</t> <fex name="Message">your point</fex> <t>across</t> <fex name="Addressee">to the audience</fex>?</ex>
<ex>It 's impossible to <t>convey</t> <fex name="Message">how lost I felt</fex>. <fex name="Communicator">CNI</fex> <fex name="Add">INI</fex></ex>
<ex>But , alas , <fex name="Medium">the printed word</fex> can not <fex name="Adequacy">adequately</fex> <t>convey</t> <fex name="Message">the panting , gasping misery of this particular torment</fex>. <fex name="Add">INI</fex></ex></def-root>
<def-root>The person who uses language in the written or spoken modality to convey a <fen>Message</fen> to another person.
<ex><fex name="Communicator">Nobody</fex> seems to be able to <t>get</t> the idea <t>through</t> to her that she needs a job!!!!</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Addressee</fen> receives a <fen>Message</fen> from the <fen>Communicator</fen>.
<ex>According to Masztalics, a good teacher uses experiments to <t>get</t> the point <t>across</t>
<fex name="Add">to the class</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Message</fen> A proposition or set of propositions that the <fen>Communicator</fen> wants the <fen>Addressee</fen> to believe or take for granted.
<ex>He tried to <t>get</t> <t>through</t> to his wife <fex name="Msg">that the debt he's taken on buying stocks poses no risk</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The physical or abstract setting in which the <fen>Message</fen> is conveyed.
<ex><fex name="Medium">The article</fex> <t>conveys</t> Mr. Handley's disrespect for those who disagree with him.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Depictive</fen> describes the state of the <fen>Communicator</fen>.</def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Manner</fen> in which the <fen>Communicator</fen> communicates.
<ex>Rais <fex name="Manner">carefully</fex> <t>conveys</t> his own personal faith journey while respecting those who may have distinctly different views or experiences.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Means</fen> by which the <fen>Communicator</fen> communicates.
<ex>She finally <t>got</t> her point <t>across</t> <fex name="Mns">by miming a shark's fin with her hands over her head</fex>. </ex></def-root>
<def-root>The time at which the communication takes place.
<ex>Greenspan <t>got</t> his point <t>across</t> <fex name="Time">yesterday</fex> that a measured pace of rate hikes is still the plan.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The degree to which the <fen>Communicator</fen>'s efforts are effective at making the <fen>Addressee</fen> understand and appreciate the <fen>Message</fen>.
<ex>The ads <fex name="ade">clearly</fex> <t>got</t> <t>across</t> the need to respect the health of non-smokers.</ex></def-root>
Communication
FN: successfully communicate (a message)
FN: succeed in communicating (a message) to someone.
COD: manage to communicate an idea clearly.