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1、Unit6CultureandNonverbalCommunicationSomeIdeasRelatedtoNonverbalCommunication1.NonverballanguageWhatisnotsaidisoftenasimportantaswhatissaid.Nonverbalcommunicationiscommunicationthroughmeansotherthanlanguage—forexample,facialexpression,personalspace,eyecontact,useoftime,an
2、dconversationalsilence.(Hall,E.T.TheSilentLanguage,NewYork:Doubleday,1959)2.DifferentexpressionsofnonverballanguageKinesics:ourbodylanguageThetermreferstogestures,facialexpressions,eyecontact,bodypositions,bodymovements,andformsofgreetingandtheirrelationtocommunication—ya
3、wning,stretching,andrelaxing,staring,walkingslumpedover,raisingaclenchedfist,showingavictorysign.Thehumancommunicationprocessismorecomplexthanitinitiallyseems. Much,ifnotmost,ofourmessagesinfacetofacecontactaretransmittedthroughparalanguage. Theseauxiliarycommunicationtec
4、hniquesarehighlyculturebound. Communicationwithpeoplefromothersocietiesorethnicgroupsisfraughtwiththedangerofmisunderstandingiftheircultureandparalanguageisunknowntoyouorignored.6/63.SignificanceofnonverballanguageItaccountsformuchofthemeaningwederivefromconversations.Cog
5、nitivecontent.Affectivecontent.Itspontaneouslyreflectedthesubconscious.Normallywecontroloverourwords.Butthenonverbalbehaviormayleakourtruefeelings.Wecannotcommunicatewithoutit.Evenifwechoosesilence,thenonverbaldimensionofourcommunicationisalwayspresent.Evenifweremovebodil
6、yfromthesceneofinteraction,ourabsencemayspeakloudly.4.RelationshipbetweenverbalandnonverballanguageAccent:tolayemphasisbytoneofvoice,intonationsReinforce/Complement:tostrengthenandsupplyContradict:betraytheverbalexpressionsRegulate:lookingbehavior,vocalinflections,gesture
7、s,generalcuesofreadinessorrelaxationallhelptosignalaperson’sconversationalintentionsSubstitute:headnodsorshakes,handgestures,facialdisplayandbodymovement6/6ReadingIAnOverviewofNonverbalCommunicationComprehensionquestions1.Canyouspeakeachofthefollowingsentencesindifferentw
8、aystomeandifferently?1)Sheismybestfriend.2)You‟vedonereallygoodjob.3)Comehere,please.4)That‟sall
