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Glossary
Chapter 6
accenting
Nonverbal behaviors that emphasize part of a verbal message
adaptors
Unconscious bodily movements in response to the environment
body orientation A type of nonverbal communication characterized by the degree to which we
face forward or away from someone
chronemics
The study of how humans use and structure time
complementing Nonverbal behaviors that emphasize part of a verbal message
contradicting
Nonverbal behavior that is inconsistent with a verbal message
emblems
Deliberate nonverbal behaviors with precise meanings that are known to
virtually all members of a cultural group
gestures
Motions of the body, usually hands or arms, that have communicative value
haptics
the study of touching
illustrators
Nonverbal behaviors that accompany and support verbal messages
intimate
distance
One of Hall's four distance zones, ranging from skin contact to 18 inches
kinesics
The study of body position and motion
leakage
Nonverbal behaviors that reveal information a communicator does not disclose
verbally
manipulators
A type of nonverbal adaptors involving self-touching behaviors
microexpression a brief facial expression
mixed messages Situation in which a persons' words are incongruent with his or her nonverbal
behavior
monochronic
Behavior emphasizing punctuality, schedules, and completing one task at a
time
nonverbal
Messages expressed by other than linguistic means
communication
paralanguage
Nonlinguistic means of vocal expression: rate, pitch, tone, and so on
personal
distance
One of Hall's four distance zones, ranging from 18 inches to 4 feet
polychronic
An approach to the use of time that emphasizes flexibility and pursuing
multiple tasks
posture
The way in which individuals carry themselves-erect, slumping, and so on
proxemics
The study of how people use interpersonal space and distance
public distance
One of Hall's four distance zones, extending outward from 12 feet
regulating
One function of nonverbal communication in which nonverbal cues control the
flow of verbal communication among individuals
repeating
Nonverbal behaviors that duplicate the content of a verbal message
social distance
One of Hall's distance zones ranging from 4 to 12 feet
substituting
Nonverbal behavior that takes the place of a verbal message
territory
A stationary area claimed by an individual