tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229116074975538397.post2899330276612203362..comments2023-12-30T08:56:43.315-08:00Comments on Language Scraps: Nonverbal communicationTorben Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04898308267210987998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229116074975538397.post-12098489123398100282008-09-05T09:57:00.000-07:002008-09-05T09:57:00.000-07:00I think that we have become a culture too afraid o...I think that we have become a culture too afraid of offering offense so we speak mistruths instead. This has lead to the need of reading body language as a real-time lie detector.<BR/><BR/>Body language is really one of the only truthful forms of communication that we haven't found a fool proof way of minipulating.armycoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065501596195315306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229116074975538397.post-57037214880872110922008-09-04T07:29:00.000-07:002008-09-04T07:29:00.000-07:00Nonverbal communication is definitely huge. Everyo...Nonverbal communication is definitely huge. Everyone is skeptical of words when it really comes down to it. When it comes to proving that you love or hate somebody with a passion, actions speak louder than words.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to take a look at some sort of anthropological "Linguistics of the Body" or something. With ASL (or any sign language), body tone means just as much as vocal tone for those speaking.Jorgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717319863790729107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229116074975538397.post-12881764009062556052008-09-03T21:35:00.000-07:002008-09-03T21:35:00.000-07:00I think spoken language is at least every bit as s...I think spoken language is at least every bit as superficial as the nonverbal kind. I'd say they're two separate ways to achieve the same end; one may not be as exact or interpretable as the other, but working in conjunction they both serve to illuminate meaning in ways that are unique to each. The problem is body language tends to be unwritten, so it seems to work almost on the subliminal level. You rarely think to yourself "x gesture means y" but on some hidden level your mind understands it perfectly.Jacob I. McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235974263161961noreply@blogger.com