Author(s)

Heng Yu ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Zhengzhou University of Economics and Business, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China

Corresponding Author

Heng Yu

ABSTRACT

Language, as a tool of social communication, is an important part of culture, while body language, as an important part of non-verbal communication, refers to those non-verbal body signals including spatial distance, eye gaze, posture movements, facial expressions, etc. This article mainly discusses the application and function of body language. The application of body language is mainly manifested in its application in daily life. The role of body language is mainly manifested in the auxiliary function, the function of revealing and concealing people's inner state and mental state, the bond of communication between the two sides, and the role of deducing the conversational meaning of the speaker. The purpose of this article is to let people know more about body language and use it more widely, making our daily communication smoothly. In different cultures, the meaning of body language is not entirely the same. In order to understand some changes in body language, four types of body language are introduced, including facial expressions, posture, gestures, and clothing. And body language is constantly changing along with cultural changes, conflicts, and integration.

KEYWORDS

Body language; Change; Culture; Communication; Fusion

CITE THIS PAPER

Heng Yu, A Study of Body Language in Non-verbal Communication. Journal of Sociology and Ethnology (2024) Vol. 6: 181-185. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jsoce.2024.060125.

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