click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
LSU IC 6
Interpersonal Communications vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chronemics | The study of how people use and structure time. |
| Disfluencies | Nonlinguistic verbalizations, for example, “um, er, ah.” |
| Emblems | Deliberate nonverbal behaviors with precise meanings, known to virtually all members of a cultural group. |
| Haptics | The study of touch in human communication. |
| Intimate Distance | One of Hall’s four distance zones, ranging from skin contact to 18 inches. |
| Kinesics | The study of body movements. |
| Manipulators | Movements in which one part of the body grooms, massages, rubs, holds, fidgets with, pinches, picks, or otherwise manipulates another part. |
| Nonverbal Communication | Messages expressed by other than linguistic means. |
| Paralanguage | Nonlinguistic means of vocal expression; for example, rate, pitch, and tone. |
| Personal Distance | One of Hall’s four distance zones, ranging from 18 inches to 4 feet. |
| Personal Space | The distance we put between ourselves and others. |
| Proxemics | The study of how people and animals use space. |
| Public Distance | One of Hall’s four distance zones, extending outward from 12 feet. |
| Regulators | Nonverbal cues that help control verbal interaction. |
| Social Distance | One of Hall’s four distance zones, ranging from 4 to 12 feet. |
| Territory | A stationary area claimed by a person or animal. |