Nonverbal Communication in Humans |
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Authors: | Fatik Baran Mandal |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura, India fatikspeaking@yahoo.co.in |
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Abstract: | Nonverbal behavior includes all communicative acts except speech. Communication means conveying information through signals. We use body language without being aware of it, perceive and interpret other people's body language. Three classes of nonverbal behavior are the verbal-vocal, nonverbal-vocal, and nonverbal-nonvocal. Several gestures illustrate the relationship between verbal and nonverbal behavior. Nonverbal phenomena are most important in the structuring and occurrence of interpersonal communication and the movement-to-movement regulation of the interaction. Nonverbal signs help regulate the system, cueing hierarchy and priority among communicators, signaling the flow of interaction, and providing meta-communication and feedback. Experiences teach us unconsciously that space communicates. |
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Keywords: | Nonverbal communication signal culture interpretation of nonverbal behavior nature of nonverbal behavior |
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