COMM 2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Kinesics, Nonverbal Communication, External Variable
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Kinesics- the study of the communicative impact of body movement and gesture. Kinesic behaviors include all gestures, head movements, eye behavior, facial expression, posture, and all movements of the trunk, arms, legs, feet, hands and fingers. External variable approach: ekman and friesen believed any classification of human gesture and movement, their system is a function of inborn tendencies and learned behaviors should be based on motions that are easily seen by any observer. Gestures related to the speech referent or explanation. Gestures that suggest the source"s relationship to the speech referent or explanation. Gestures that punctuate, highlight, or emphasize a spoken word or message in the conversation. Interaction gestures that help the source in organizing, managing, or directing the conversation. The close salutation: turn-taking behaviors- can be categorized into those that the speaker uses to maintain or yield his or her talking turn, and those that the listener uses to request or decline an invitation to talk.
