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Unit3VerbalandNon-verbalCommunication

Unitoverview

BothUnits1and2mentionakeyword“communication”.AsThomas

PaynepointsoutinTextBofUnit2,mostofus,linguistsornon-

linguists,havethecommon-sensenotionthat“themainpurposeof

humanlanguageiscommunication”.Thustodevelopadeeper

understandingofthenatureandfunctionoflanguage,weneedtotake

acloseathumancommunication.Thisunitexaminesthistopicfroma

cross-culturalperspective,illustratingthesimilaritiesand

differencesinverbalandnon-verbalcommunicationbetweendifferent

cultures,whichlaysafoundationforfurtherexplorationintothe

interfacebetweenlanguageandcultureinthefollowingunits.

TextA

Peopleindifferentcommunitiesdemonstratedifferentperceptionsand

rulesofbothverbalandnon-verbalcommunication.Thewaythey

interactisculturallyrelativeinalmosteveryaspect,including

whentotalk,whattosay,pacingandpausing,listenership,

intonationandprosody,formulaicity,indirectness,andcoherenceand

cohesion.

TextB

Somenon-verbalbehaviorsarepracticallyuniversalandhavethesame

meaningwhereveryouare.,smilingandfacialexpressionsofanger,

surprise,fear,sadness,andsoon).Butforculturalandhistorical

reasons,therehavealsodevelopedgreatdifferencesandvariations

insuchaspectsaseyecontact,touch,gestures,andterritorial

space,