Demonstrative Communication
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Demonstrative Communication
BCOM/275
December 24, 2012
Thomas Y. Shivers
Demonstrative communication plays a very important role in all aspects of life as we know it today. Although technology has changed the way we communicate in many ways, it cannot totally change the way we communicate nonverbally. Demonstrative communication focuses more on the nonverbal and unwritten forms of communication. The communicative importance of demonstratives is reflected in a number of properties that together characterized them as a particular world-class. Demonstrative constitutes a small class of linguistic expressions that occur in all languages across the world. English has only four demonstratives: this, that, here and there. In contrast to other close case expression demonstratives are universal, they are generally so old that their rules cannot be traced back to the other linguistic items, amongst the earliest words that children learn, and they are closely tied to a particular gesture. (Hogler, Diessel). The one gesture in particular is pointing.
A substantial portion of our communication is nonverbal. Every day we respond to thousands of nonverbal clues and behaviors including postures, facial expressions, eye gazing, gestures, and tone of the voice. Other forms of nonverbal clues are handshakes hairstyles and clothing because they reveal to others who we are and it impacts how we relate to one another. While many of these signals are often so subtle that we are not consciously aware of them, they do send a message to other people. Facial expressions are responsible for a huge portion of nonverbal communication. There is so much information conveyed with a smile or frown, while nonverbal communication behaviors can vary dramatically between cultureless, the facial expression for happiness, sadness, anger and fear are similar throughout the world. Gestures are deliberate movements and signals such as waving, pointing, and use of fingers to indicate...
BCOM/275
December 24, 2012
Thomas Y. Shivers
Demonstrative communication plays a very important role in all aspects of life as we know it today. Although technology has changed the way we communicate in many ways, it cannot totally change the way we communicate nonverbally. Demonstrative communication focuses more on the nonverbal and unwritten forms of communication. The communicative importance of demonstratives is reflected in a number of properties that together characterized them as a particular world-class. Demonstrative constitutes a small class of linguistic expressions that occur in all languages across the world. English has only four demonstratives: this, that, here and there. In contrast to other close case expression demonstratives are universal, they are generally so old that their rules cannot be traced back to the other linguistic items, amongst the earliest words that children learn, and they are closely tied to a particular gesture. (Hogler, Diessel). The one gesture in particular is pointing.
A substantial portion of our communication is nonverbal. Every day we respond to thousands of nonverbal clues and behaviors including postures, facial expressions, eye gazing, gestures, and tone of the voice. Other forms of nonverbal clues are handshakes hairstyles and clothing because they reveal to others who we are and it impacts how we relate to one another. While many of these signals are often so subtle that we are not consciously aware of them, they do send a message to other people. Facial expressions are responsible for a huge portion of nonverbal communication. There is so much information conveyed with a smile or frown, while nonverbal communication behaviors can vary dramatically between cultureless, the facial expression for happiness, sadness, anger and fear are similar throughout the world. Gestures are deliberate movements and signals such as waving, pointing, and use of fingers to indicate...