Verbal communication means communication though Spoken or written words. The characteristics of verbal communication according to Canale & Swain are the following:

• 1st: it is used in social interaction.
• 2nd: it involves a high degree of unpredictibity and creativity in form and message. (humans can create a lot of messages; refers to the written language, poetry in the must creative written form and also creativity means that language evolves).
• 3rd: It takes places in sociocultural contexts which provide clues to the correct interpretation.
• 4th: comm. always has a purpose