Respiratory Constraints in Verbal and Non-verbal Communication

Respiratory Constraints in Verbal and Non-verbal Communication

In the present paper we address the old question of respiratory planning in speech production. We recast the problem in terms of speakers' communicative goals and propose that speakers try to minimize respiratory effort in line with the H&H theory. We analyze respiratory cycles coinciding with no speech (i.e., silence), short verbal feedback expressions (SFE's) as well as longer vocalizations i...

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Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication in the Nurse/Client Relationships

Non-verbal communication is the way through which we express ourselves without necessarily using words. It involves sending messages through various expressions or signs on our body parts such as changing our facial expressions or varying our tones as we speak. Many people tend to overlook various body signs and may end up not understanding or even ignoring the intended message. However this is...

Non-Verbal Communication in Models of Communicative Competence and L2 Teachers’ Rating

Non-verbal communication (NVC) plays a major role in various aspects of human life (Andersen, 2004; Cameron, 2001; Johnstone, 2008). Children learning their first language come to realize non-verbal communication as their socialization process takes place (Fletcher & German, 1990; Ingram, 1996; Owens, 2001). However, most EFL learners may have little exposure to these non-verbal aspects of comm...

Non-verbal Behaviors and Communication Strategies

Communication studies have pointed out various alignment and grounding phenomena (Pickering et al. 2004), (Garrod et al. 2004), (Argyle et al. 1976), (Kendon 1967), (Clark 1996). Although these phenomena are generally confirmed, there are varieties among individuals in coordinating their behaviors. This paper attempts to characterize the factors that affect the styles of non-verbal behaviors in...