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Body language
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Body language refers to various forms of nonverbal communication, wherein a person may reveal clues as to
some unspoken intention or feeling through their physical behavior. These behaviors include, but are not limited
to: facial expressions, body posture, gestures, eye movement, touch and the use of space. Body language exists
in both animals and humans, but this article focuses on interpretations of human body language.
Body language must not be confused with sign language as sign languages are real languages like spoken
languages and have their own complex grammar systems, as well as being able to exhibit the fundamental
properties that exist in all languages.
[1][2]
Body language, however, does not have a grammar and must be
interpreted broadly, instead of having an absolute meaning corresponding with a certain movement, so it is not a
language like sign language,
[3]
and is simply termed as a 'language' due to popular culture.
In a community, there are agreed-upon interpretations of particular behavior. Interpretations may vary from
country to country, or culture to culture. On this note, there is controversy on whether body language is
universal.
Body language, a subset of nonverbal communication, complements verbal communication in social interaction.
In fact some researchers conclude that nonverbal communication accounts for the majority of information
transmitted during interpersonal interactions.
[4]
It helps to establish the relationship between two people and
regulates interaction, but can be ambiguous. Hence, it is crucial to accurately read body language to avoid
misunderstanding in social interactions.
While body language is a more familiar term referring to the nonverbal communication through movement of the
human body, Kinesics is believed to be a more accurate term, as 'body language' does not fit with a linguist's
definition of language, as shown below.
Contents
1 Physical Movement
1.1 Facial Expression
1.2 Body Postures
1.3 Gestures
1.4 Handshakes
1.5 Other types of Physical Movements
2 Other subcategories of Body Language
2.1 Oculesics
2.2 Haptics
2.3 Proxemics
3 Universal vs. Culture-specific body language
4 Applications of Body Language
4.1 Instructional Teaching
4.1.1 Second Language Acquisition
4.1.2 Enhancing Teaching
4.2 Detecting Deceit
4.2.1 Law Enforcement
4.2.2 Poker
5 Kinesics
6 See also
7 References
Physical Movement
Facial Expression
Facial expression is integral when expressing emotions through the body. Combinations of eyes, eyebrow, lips
and cheek movements help form different moods of an individual (e.g. happy, sad, depressed, angry, etc.).
[5]
A few studies show that facial expression and bodily expression (i.e. body language) are congruent when
interpreting emotions.
[6][7]
Behavioural experiments have also shown that recognition of facial expression is
influenced by perceived bodily expression. This means that the brain processes the other's facial and bodily
expressions simultaneously.
[6]
Subjects in these studies showed accuracy in judging emotions based on facial
expression. This is because the face and the body are normally seen together in their natural proportions and the
emotional signals from the face and body are well integrated.
Body Postures
Emotions can also be detected through body postures. Research has shown that body postures are more
accurately recognised when an emotion is compared with a different or neutral emotion.
[8]
For example, a
person feeling angry would portray dominance over the other, and his/her posture displays approach tendencies.
Comparing this to a person feeling fearful: he/she would feel weak, submissive and his/her posture would display
avoidance tendencies,
[8]
the opposite of an angry person.
Sitting or standing postures also indicate ones emotions. A person sitting till the back of his/her chair, leans
forward with his/her head nodding along with the discussion implies that he/she is open, relaxed and generally
ready to listen. On the other hand, a person who has his/her legs and arms crossed with the foot kicking slightly
implies that he/she is feeling impatient and emotionally detached from the discussion.
[5]
In a standing discussion, a person stands with arms akimbo with feet pointed towards the speaker could suggest
that he/she is attentive and is interested in the conversation. However, a small difference in this posture could
mean a lot. For example, if the same person has his/her leg crossed over the other, and places his/her entire
balance on one leg, this suggests a more casual attitude.
[5]
Gestures
Gestures are movements made with body parts (e.g. hands, arms, fingers, head, legs) and they may be voluntary
or involuntary.
[5]
Arm gestures can be interpreted in several ways. In a discussion, when one stands or sits with
folded arms, this is normally not a welcoming gesture. It could mean that he/she has a closed mind and is most
likely unwilling to listen to the speakers viewpoint. Another type of arm gesture also includes an arm crossed
over the other, demonstrating insecurity and a lack of confidence.
[5]
Hand gestures often signify the state of well-being of the person making them. Relaxed hands indicate
confidence and self-assurance, while clenched hands may be interpreted as signs of stress or anger. If a person
is wringing his/her hands, this demonstrates nervousness and anxiety.
[5]
Finger gestures are also commonly used to exemplify ones speech as well as denote the state of well-being of
the person making them. In certain cultures, pointing using ones index finger is deemed acceptable. However,
pointing at a person may be viewed as aggressive in other cultures - for example, people who share Hindu
beliefs consider finger pointing offensive. Instead, they point with their thumbs.
[9]
Likewise, the thumbs up
gesture could show OK or good in countries like the US, France and Germany. But this same gesture is
insulting in other countries like Iran, Bangladesh and Thailand, where it is the equivalent of showing the middle
finger in the US.
[9]
Handshakes
Handshakes are regular greeting rituals and are commonly done on meeting, greeting, offering congratulations or
after the completion of an agreement. They usually indicate the level of confidence and emotion level in
people.
[5]
Studies have also categorised several handshake styles,
[9]
e.g. the finger squeeze, the bone crusher
(shaking hands too strongly), the limp fish (shaking hands too weakly), etc. Handshakes are popular in the US
and are appropriate for use between men and women. However, in Muslim cultures, men may not shake hands
or touch women in any way and vice versa. Likewise, in Hindu cultures, Hindu men may never shake hands with
women. Instead, they greet women by placing their hands as if praying.
Other types of Physical Movements
Covering ones mouth suggests suppression of feeling and perhaps uncertainty. This could also mean that he/she
is thinking hard and may be unsure of what to say next.
[5]
Other subcategories of Body Language
Oculesics
Oculesics, a subcategory of body language, is the study of eye movement, eye behavior, gaze, and eye-related
nonverbal communication. As a social or behavioral science, oculesics is a form of nonverbal communication
focusing on deriving meaning from eye behavior.
[10]
It is also crucial to note that Oculesics is culturally
dependent. For example, in traditional Anglo-Saxon culture, avoiding eye contact usually portrays a lack of
confidence, certainty, or truthfulness.
[11]
However, in the Latino culture, direct or prolonged eye contact means
that you are challenging the individual with whom you are speaking or that you have a romantic interest in the
person.
[11]
Haptics
Haptics, a subcategory of Body Language, is the study of touching and how it is used in communication.
[12]
As
such, handshakes, holding hands, kissing, back slapping, high fives, brushing up against someone or pats all have
meaning.
[12]
Based on the Body Language Project,
[12]
touching is the most developed sense at birth and formulates our initial
views of the world. Touching can be used to sooth, for amusement during play, to flirt, to expressing power and
maintaining bonds between people such as with baby and mother. Touching can carry distinct emotions and also
show the intensity of those emotions. Touch absent of other cues can signal anger, fear, disgust, love, gratitude
and sympathy depending on the length and type of touching that is performed. Many factors also contribute to
the meaning of touching such as the length of the touch and location on the body in which the touching takes
place.
Research has also shown that people can accurately decode distinct emotions by merely watching others
communicate via touch.
[13]
Heslin outlines five haptic categories:
[14]
Functional/professional which expresses task-orientation
Donald Walton
[15]
stated in his book that touching is the ultimate expression of closeness or confidence between
two people, but not seen often in business or formal relationships. Touching stresses how special the message is
that is being sent by the initiator. "If a word of praise is accompanied by a touch on the shoulder, thats the gold
star on the ribbon," wrote Walton.
[15]
Social/polite which expresses ritual interaction
A study by Jones and Yarbrough
[16]
regarded communication with touch as the most intimate and involving form
which helps people to keep good relationships with others. For example, Jones and Yarbrough explained that
strategic touching is a series of touching usually with an ulterior or hidden motive thus making them seem to be
using touch as a game to get someone to do something for them.
[16]
Friendship/warmth which expresses idiosyncratic relationship
Love/intimacy which expresses emotional attachment
Public touch can serve as a tie sign that shows others that your partner is taken.
[17]
When a couple is holding
hands, putting their arms around each other, this is a tie sign showing others that they are together. The use of
tie signs are used more often by couples in the dating and courtship stages than between their married
counterparts according to Burgoon, Buller, and Woodall.
[18]
Sexual/arousal which expresses sexual intent.
The amount of touching that occurs within a culture is also culturally dependent.
Proxemics
Another notable area in the nonverbal world of body language is that of spatial relationships, which is also
known as Proxemics. Introduced by Edward T. Hall in 1966, proxemics is the study of measurable distances
between people as they interact with one another.
[19]
In the book, Body Language,
[20]
Julius Fast mentioned
that the signals that we send or receive to others through body language are reactions to others invasions of our
personal territories, which links Proxemics an important part of Body Language.
Hall also came up with four distinct zones in which most men operate:
[19]
Diagram of Edward T. Hall's personal reaction bubbles
(1966), showing radius in feet
Intimate distance for embracing, touching or whispering
Close phase less than 6 inches (15 cm)
Far phase 6 to 18 inches (15 to 46 cm)
Personal distance for interactions among good friends or family members
Close phase 1.5 to 2.5 feet (46 to 76
cm)
Far phase 2.5 to 4 feet (76 to 122 cm)
Social distance for interactions among
acquaintances
Close phase 4 to 7 feet (1.2 to 2.1 m)
Far phase 7 to 12 feet (2.1 to 3.7 m)
Public Distance used for public speaking
Close phase 12 to 25 feet (3.7 to 7.6
m)
Far phase 25 feet (7.6 m) or more.
In addition to physical distance, the level of
intimacy between conversants can be
determined by "socio-petal socio-fugal axis", or
the "angle formed by the axis of the conversants'
shoulders".
[21]
Changing the distance between two people can convey a desire for intimacy, declare a lack of interest, or
increase/decrease domination.
[22]
It can also influence the body language that is used. For example, when people talk they like to face each other.
If forced to sit side by side, their body language will try to compensate for this lack of eye-to-eye contact by
leaning in shoulder-to-shoulder.
[22]
It is important to note that as with other types of Body Language, proximity range varies with culture. Hall
suggested that "physical contact between two people ... can be perfectly correct in one culture, and absolutely
taboo in another".
[23]
In Latin America, people who may be complete strangers may engage in very close
contact. They often greet one another by kissing on the cheeks. North Americans, on the other hand, prefer to
shake hands. While they have made some physical contact with the shaking of the hand, they still maintain a
certain amount of physical space between the other person.
[24]
Universal vs. Culture-specific body language
Scholars have long debated on whether body language, particularly facial expressions, are universally
understood. In Darwins (1872) evolutionary theory, he postulated that facial expressions of emotion are
inherited.
[25]
On the other hand, scholars have questioned if culture influences ones bodily expression of
emotions. Broadly, the theories can be categorized into two models:
Cultural Equivalence Model
The Cultural Equivalence Model predicts that individuals should be equally accurate in understanding the
emotions of in-group and out-group members (Soto & Levenson, 2009). This model is rooted in Darwins
(1872) evolutionary theory, where he noted that both humans and animals share similar postural expressions of
emotions such as anger/aggression, happiness, and fear.
[26]
These similarities support the evolution argument
that social animals (including humans) have a natural ability to relay emotional signals with one another, a notion
shared by several academics (Chevalier-Skolnikoff, 1974; Linnankoski, Laasko, Aul-anko, & Leinonen, 1994).
Where Darwin notes similarity in expression among animals and humans, the Cultural Equivalence Model notes
similarity in expression across cultures in humans, even though they may be completely different.
One of the strongest pieces of evidence that supports this model was a study conducted by Ekman and Friesen
(1971), where members of a preliterate tribe in Papua New Guinea reliably recognized the facial expressions of
individuals from the United States. Culturally isolated and with no exposure to US media, there was no
possibility of cross-cultural transmission to the Papuan tribesmen.
[27]
Cultural Advantage Model
On the other hand, the Cultural Advantage Model predicts that individuals of the same race process the visual
characteristics more accurately and efficiently than other-race faces.
[28]
Other factors that increase accurate
interpretation include familiarity with nonverbal accents.
[29]
There are numerous studies that support both the Cultural Equivalence Model and the Cultural Advantage
Model, but reviewing the literature indicates that there is a general consensus that 7 emotions are universally
recognized, regardless of cultural background: happiness, surprise, fear, anger, contempt, disgust, and
sadness.
[30]
Recently, scholars have shown that the expressions of pride and shame are universal. Tracy and Robins (2008)
concluded that the expression of pride includes an expanded posture of the body with the head tilted back, with
a low-intensity face and a non-Duchenne smile (raising the corner of the mouth). The expression of shame
includes the hiding of the face, either by turning it down or covering it with the hands.
[27]
Applications of Body Language
Fundamentally, body language is seemed as an involuntary and unconscious phenomena that adds to the process
of communication. Despite that, there have been certain areas where the conscious harnessing of body language
- both in action and comprehension - have been useful. The use of body language has also seen an increase in
application and use commercially, with large volumes of books and guides published designed to teach people
how to be conscious of body language, and how to use it to benefit them in certain scenarios.
[20]
The use of body language can be seen in a wide variety of fields. Body language has seen application in
instructional teaching in areas such as second language acquisition
[31]
and also to enhance the teaching of
subjects like mathematics. A related use of body language is as a substitution to verbal language to people who
lack the ability to use that, be it because of deafness or aphasia. Body language has also been applied in the
process of detecting deceit through micro-expressions, both in law enforcement and even in the world of
poker.
[32]
Instructional Teaching
Second Language Acquisition
The importance of body language in second language acquisition was inspired by the fact that to successfully
learn a language is to achieve discourse, strategic, and sociolinguistic competencies.
[33]
Sociolinguistic
competence includes understanding the body language that aids the use of a particular language. This is usually
also highly culturally influenced. As such, a conscious ability to recognize and even perform this sort of body
language is necessary to achieve fluency in a language beyond the discourse level.
The importance of body language to verbal language use is the need to eliminate ambiguity and redundancy in
comprehension.
[33]
Pennycook (1985) suggests to limit the use of non-visual materials to facilitate the teaching
of a second language to improve this aspect of communication. He calls this being not just bilingual but also 'bi-
kinesic'.
[34]
Enhancing Teaching
Body language can be a useful aid not only in teaching a second language, but also in other areas. The idea
behind using it is as a nonlinguistic input.
[35]
It can be used to guide, hint, or urge a student towards the right
answer. This is usually paired off with other verbal methods of guiding the student, be it through confirmation
checks or modified language use. Tai
[36]
in his 2014 paper provides a list of three main characteristic of body
language and how they influence teaching. The features are intuition, communication, and suggestion.
The intuitive feature of body language used in teaching is the exemplification of the language, especially individual
words, through the use of matching body language. For example, when teaching about the word "cry", teachers
can imitate a crying person. This enables a deeper impression which is able to lead to greater understanding of
the particular word.
[36]
The communicative feature is the ability of body language to create an environment and atmosphere that is able
to facilitate effective learning. A holistic environment is more productive for learning and the acquisition for new
knowledge.
[36]
The suggestive feature of body language uses body language as a tool to create opportunities for the students to
gain additional information about a particular concept or word through pairing it with the body language itself.
[36]
Detecting Deceit
Law Enforcement
Body language has seen use in the area of law enforcement. The relevance of body language in this area can be
seen in the numerous Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Law Enforcement Bulletin
[37][38]
that have included
it in their articles. The application of body language in law enforcement goes both ways. Members of law
enforcement can use body language to catch unspoken cues by suspects or even victims, this enables a more
calculated and more comprehensive judgement of people. The other side of body language is that of the
investigators' themselves. The body language of the members of law enforcement might influence the accuracy of
eyewitness accounts.
[39]
Poker
The game of poker does not consist only of the actual ability of playing the game, but also the competence of
reading and analyzing the body language of the opponents. A key component of poker is to be able to "cheat"
the opponents. To spot these cheats, players must have the ability to spot the individual "ticks" of their
opponents. Players also have to look out for signs that an opponent is doing well.
Kinesics
Kinesics is the study and interpretation of nonverbal communication related to the movement of any part of the
body or the body as a whole
[40]
It is, in laymans term, the study of body language. However, Ray
Birdwhistell, who is considered the founder of this area of study, never used, and did not consider appropriate,
the term body language. He argued that what can be conveyed with the body does not meet the linguists
definition of language.
[3]
Birdwhistell pointed out that human gestures differ from those of other animals in that they are
polysemic, that they can be interpreted to have many different meanings depending on the
communicative context in which they are produced. And, he resisted the idea that body
language could be deciphered in some absolute fashion. He also indicated that every body
movement must be interpreted broadly and in conjunction with every other element in
communication
[3]
.
Despite that, body language is still a more widely known term as compared to kinesics.
See also
Nonverbal communication
Gesture
Sign Language
Paul Ekman
Facial Expression
Facial Action Coding System
Smile
Kinesics
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