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TSFL 265/ ENGL 265

Text: Language: The Social Mirror, 3rd Edition by Elaine Chaika, Honeywell and Honeywell Publishers, Boston, MA 1994.

Chapter 4 Questions

Kinesics: The silent language 

 

1. What is the difference between body language and kinesics?

2. Is kinesics inborn or is it social?

3. What are some meanings that eyebrows can give?

4. What do smiles mean in other cultures?

5. What are some culture-specific gestures?

6. What is proxemics?

7. What do Eye contact and touching have to do with language?

8. What is meant by "body motion in concert"?

9. What happens when we break the rules of kinesics and proxemics.

10. How do people control conversation with kinesics?

 

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

TSFL 265