LIR 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter Jandt: French House, Limbic System, Aromatherapy

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Language and Intercultural Relations
• Course: LIR 100
• Professor: Pelkey Jamin

Document Summary

Darwin suggests that facial expressions evolved because they allow us to know immediately the difference between strangers who are friendly and those who might attack. Non-verbal communication - intentional use of a non spoken symbol to communicate a specific message. Refers to a source"s actions and attributes that are not purely verbal. Judee burgoon, boller and woodal define nonverbal communication as: Actions and attributes of humans that have socially shared meaning, are intentionally sent or interpreted as intentional, are consciously sent or consciously received, and have the potential for feedback from the receiver. Blend of all three with emphasis on intention, interpretation, and evolution (semioticians, linguistic anthropologists) E. g. in a very noisy manufacturing facility, communicators might use hand gestures to replace spoken messages. Done by communicators who do not share a language. Done by a police officer directing traffic. Symbols are not universal i. e. swastika used in buddhism.