gestural languages

Examples of gestural languages in the following topics:

• Gestures

  • Gestures are culturally specific.
  • Gestures allow individuals to communicate a variety of feelings and thoughts, from contempt and hostility to approval and affection, often together with body language in addition to spoken words.
  • The most familiar categories of gestures are the so-called emblems or quotable gestures.
  • Gestural languages such as American Sign Language and its regional siblings operate as complete natural languages that are gestural .
  • American Sign Language, or ASL, is a gestural language.

• Symbols and Nature

  • Signs can consist of sounds, gestures, letters, or symbols, depending on whether the language is spoken, signed, or written.
  • Written language is the representation of a language by means of a writing system.
  • Written language exists only as a complement to a specific spoken language.
  • A sign language is a language which, instead of acoustically conveying sound patterns, uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning.
  • Sign languages, like spoken languages, organize elementary units into meaningful semantic units.

• Nonverbal Communication

  • This type of communication includes gestures, touch, body language, posture, facial expressions, and eye contact.
  • Gestures are movements with one's hands, arms, or face that communicate a particular message.
  • The most common gestures are emblem gestures or quotable gestures that are learned within a particular cultural to communicate a particular message.
  • For example, in the Western world, waving one's hand back and forth communicates "hello" or "goodbye. " Emblem gestures can vary by cultural space so widely that a common gesture in one context is offensive in another.
  • Facial gestures, or facial expressions, are a particularly communicative form of gesture.

• Learning to Communicate Nonverbally

  • Messages can be communicated through gestures and touch, by body language or posture, or by facial expression and eye contact.
  • Body language contains numerous elements, including physical features (both changeable and unchangeable); gestures and signals (both conscious and unconscious); and spatial relations.
  • The listener might perceive an unintended message if the body language conveyed by the speaker does not match the verbal message.
  • Body language, stance, and voice inflection or tone can have a stronger impact than the content of an initial communication itself.
  • While listening, try to observe the speaker's posture, clothing, gestures, and eye contact.

• The Origins of Language

  • The origin of language in the human species is a widely discussed topic.
  • Theories about the origin of language can be divided according to their basic assumptions.
  • Those who see language as being mostly innate, such as Steven Pinker, hold the precedents to be animal cognition, whereas those who see language as a socially learned tool of communication, such as Michael Tomasello, see it as having developed from animal communication, either primate gestural or vocal communication.
  • Other continuity-based models see language as having developed from music.
  • The origin of language in the human species is a widely discussed topic.

• Using Transitions

  • When using transitions, pair them with body language to make them even more effective.
  • You may be surprised to learn that only 7% of the information you transmit to others is in the language you use.
  • 55% Body language—posture, position, eye contact, facial expression, head and body movements, gestures, touch, etc.
  • You can probably think of many good speakers who have used a finger wag or other hand gesture to emphasize a point.
  • To emphasize this point, you might say, "However, we must be careful to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. " As you say this you may use a hand gesture such as the finger wag or the open palmed gesture.

• Applied Body Language

  • Body language is a form of human non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements.
  • Body language may provide clues as to the attitude or state of mind of a person.
  • Note the significant attention paid to body language.
  • Does it have anything to do with her body language?
  • Discuss the importance of body language as a means of social communication and give specific examples of body language

• The Importance of Language

  • Language, from verbal to non-verbal communication, helps your audience understand your speech.
  • From the words you speak to the points and topics you articulate, language is the vehicle that helps your audience understand and agree with your statement or argument.
  • Are you using descriptive language?
  • From gesture, force, and directness, to the pitch, tone and inflection of your voice, it's important to consider the complete package that you're delivering to your audience.
  • State the importance of carefully choosing language to use in your speech

• Human vs. Animal Language

  • Animal language is any form of communication that shows similarities to human language; however, there are significant differences.
  • Signals are sounds or gestures that have some meaning to those using them.
  • Symbols are sounds or gestures that have a specific meaning to a group of people.
  • Verbal language is auditory, but other forms of language—writing and sign language (visual), Braille (tactile)—are possible in more complex human language systems.
  • Koko is famous for having learned over a thousand signs of "Gorilla Sign Language," a simple sign language developed to try to teach nonhuman primates complex language.

• Nonverbal Communication

  • Voluntary nonverbal communication refers to intentional movements, gestures, and poses.
  • There are many elements of involuntary body language that we use and experience commonly without being aware we are doing so.
  • When angry or upset, often someone's body language can communicate more intensity than their words alone.
  • Mirroring involves mimicking others' gestures and ideas.