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body language

the nonverbal imparting of information by means of conscious or subconscious bodily gestures, posture, etc.
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

body language

communication by gesture, posture and other nonverbal signs. Argyle (1967 and 1969) and Morris (1978) have both documented detailed observations of human nonverbal communication. Body language may include unintended SIGNS as well as intended communication.

In sociology, the appropriate positionings of the BODY in social ENCOUNTERS have been studied by social theorists, notably GOFFMAN. See also FACE-WORK.

Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000
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