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body language, nonverbal communication by means of facial expessions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like. Body language expresses emotions, feelings, and attitudes, sometimes even contradicting the messages conveyed by spoken language. Some nonverbal expressions are understood by people in all cultures; other expressions are particular to specific cultures. Kinesics, the scientific study of body language, was pioneered by the anthropologist Ray L. Birdwhistell, who wrote Introduction to Kinesics (1952). body language the nonverbal imparting of information by means of conscious or subconscious bodily gestures, posture, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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PAINAD's most helpful cues were: body language (90%), facial expression (90%), consolability (85%), negative vocalisation (81%) and breathing (78%). With body language that would do a drag queen justice, the women balance their need for each other with their resentment of every real and imagined slight. Moran's body language defined frustration, as his team failed to avenge its loss in last year's City Section Invitational title game. |
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