Official phonodocuments as technotronic sources in the system of social communication

Introduction: the concept of phonodocumental communication is presented in the form of fragmented elements, seamlessly brought together and integrated into a balanced system. The typology of phonodocuments is based on the novel traits - the types of sound-recording media, the features of the recorded audio content and the specifics of the service functions. The research methodology is based on the meta-theory of social communication (noocommunology). There is undertaken a significant extension of the research field due to the deep systematization of the block of non-musical phonodocuments - there are distinguished official phonodocuments as a special cluster of the communication space. There are clarified the nature and purpose of phonodocuments of this type. There are formulated the basic formation laws and the classification principles of official phonodocuments. There are separately considered the peculiarities of organizing the use of phonodocuments by lawyers (records, archives).