Language in the Context of Total Body Communication.

Poyatos, Fernando

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Publication Date: 1976

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Language in the Context of Total Body Communication

Poyatos, Fernando

Linguistics, 168, 49-62, Feb 76

This article stresses the need for examining the total context of language, including the biological characteristics of the speaker, and anthropological, psychological, geographic, and socioeconomic factors. (CLK)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Language, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory, Nonverbal Communication, Paralinguistics, Semiotics, Sociocultural Patterns, Sociolinguistics, Verbal Communication

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