COM CO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Proxemics
8 Sep 2016
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Defining non-verbal- aspects of communications such as gestures and facial expressions, that no not involve verbal communication but which may include nonverbal aspects of speech itself (accent, tone of voice, speed of speaking, etc. ) Nonverbal symbols include o o o o o o. Anything that isn"t words yet is auditory (ex: tone of voice) Emblems-intended specific interpretation (ex: waving, flipping the bird, thumbs us) Illustrators- reinforce what"s going on (ex: weighing your options hand motions) Regulators-direct communication (ex: tell me more hand gesture) Adaptors (actually signals of physiological or psychological state, but usually interpreted symbolically) Remember: like words, nonverbal can have multiple purposes and meanings. Nonverbal symbols also help create and alter reality o o o o. We interpret a message and it affects our view of what is in the world (ex: photos-man being shot in vietnam war, general was the hero/ boston bombers depended on pictures of descriptions, paintings) Example: scene from us that shows ellie aging.
