Understanding Nonverbal Communication: A Semiotic Guide

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The human body is a primary source of meaning-making, with the body conveying over two-thirds of our messages. But how can we understand these physical communicative cues? How are they being expressed and exploited in new media and multimodal online and mobile interaction? Offering an in-depth guide to help you investigate and understand real and virtual nonverbal communication using semiotic theory, this book assumes little previous knowledge of semiotics or linguistics. With in-depth, comparative case studies, each chapter deals with a traditional aspect of nonverbal communication, such as facial expressions, touch, and gesture, before extending the discussion to new media and cyberspace. Explaining the issues step by step and supported by exercises, directed further reading and a glossary of key terms, Understanding Nonverbal Communication provides you with all the tools you need to understand how nonverbal communication unfolds in all kinds of contexts, and the kinds of messages that it makes possible. Cover Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface 1 Nonverbal Communication 1.0 Prologue 1.1 Communication Models 1.2 Modes and Media 1.3 Mass Communications 1.4 Computer-Mediated Communication 1.5 Nonverbal Communication 1.6 Useful Semiotic Notions 1.7 Bimodality 1.8 Epilogue 2 Kinesics 2.0 Prologue 2.1 Kinesic Analysis 2.2 Kinesic Codes 2.3 Posture and Pose 2.4 Therapeutic Applications 2.5 Forensic Applications 2.6 Epilogue 3 The Eyes 3.0 Prologue 3.1 Eye Contact 3.2 Gazing 3.3 Eye Metaphors 3.4 Eye Symbolism 3.5 The Eye in Art 4 The Face 4.0 Prologue 4.1 Facial Expression 4.2 The Head and Hair 4.3 Facial Figurative Language 4.4 Face Recognition 4.5 The Face as Persona 4.6 Epilogue 5 The Hands 5.0 Prologue 5.1 Bipedalism 5.2 Haptic Signing 5.3 Tactile Communication 5.4 Tactile Metaphors 5.5 Handedness 5.6 The Hands in Art 5.7 Epilogue 6 Gesture 6.0 Prologue 6.1 Functions of Gesture 6.2 Gesticulants 6.3 Gesture and Vocal Language 6.4 Gesture in Non-Human Primates 6.5 Gesture and Dance 6.6 Epilogue 7 Proxemics 7.0 Prologue 7.1 Proxemic Analysis 7.2 Interpersonal Zones 7.3 Proxemics and Discourse 7.4 Perceived Proximity 7.5 Epilogue 8 Extended Nonverbal Communication 8.0 Prologue 8.1 Extension Theory 8.2 Spatial Codes 8.3 Dress Codes 8.4 Simulated Nonverbal Communication 8.5 The Tetrad 8.6 Epilogue 9 Human–Machine Communication 9.0 Prologue 9.1 Cybernetics 9.2 Machine Intelligence 9.3 Human–Robot Communication 9.4 Epilogue 9.5 Final Remarks Glossary References Index