Thursday, March 19, 2009

nonverbal message - definitional.

NONVERBAL MESSAGES
Within the study of communications, there are four kinds of communication that are used throughout everyday life. The four categories of messages within communication are...
  1. verbal/nonvocal messages
  2. nonverbal/vocal messages
  3. nonverbal/nonvocal
  4. verbal/vocal 
Verbal/nonvocal messages involve words, but they are not spoken or vocalized. These words may be in the written form. 
Nonverbal/vocal messages are vocalizations that do not involve words, or that involve nonspecific words. These messages may include groans or vocalizations, such as "uh."
Nonverbal/nonvocal messages are gestures and appearances which do not involves sounds. Some examples of these messages may be a high five or a hand wave. 
Verbal/Vocal messages involve spoken word communication. 

According to www2.andrews.edu, "nonverbal communications involves those nonverbal stimuli in a communication setting that are generated by both the source [speaker] and his or her use of the environment and that have potential message value for the source or receiver [listener]." Throughout society, there are many different types of nonverbal communications, such as the three types mentioned above (nonverbal/vocal, verbal/nonvocal, nonverbal/nonvocal). More specific examples include ...
  • touch 
  • glance
  • eye contact (gaze)
  • volume
  • vocal nuance
  • proximity 
  • gestures
  • facial expressions ? pause (silence)
  • intonation 
  • dress
  • posture
  • smell 
  • word choice and syntax
  • sounds (paralanguage)

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