CMN 1148 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Chronemics, Public Space, Human Imprint

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 1148
• Professor: Sherry Ferguson

Document Summary

Nonverbal communication- communication that does not involve language (ex. Posture, stance, eye contact, gestures, physical appearance, and dress) Primary nonverbal functions (1) replace/substitute for verbal messages (emblems: head nod, applauding, thumbs up, note: context and culture bound (2) completing, repeating and accenting verbal messages (illustrators, ex. Smiling while saying i love you : ex. Slapping hand on table when saying no! (3) regulating interaction (regulators: ex. Raising hand to say wait until i finish : ex. Raising finger to say i want to speak (4) relieving tension and satisfying bodily needs (adaptors: ex. Adjusting clothing, shifting positions, twisting hair: note: can convey information that is meaningful or meaningless, ex. Arm stroke- could indicate nervousness- or that your arm is hurt: note: ambiguous in meaning, context bound (5) conveying emotion (affect displays, nonverbal carries 93% of emotional content of messages, touch carries much emotional content.