非言语交流及其跨文化差异

Nonverbal Communication and Its Cross-Cultural Differences

非言语交流是人类交流的重要形式之一。它因文化背景的不同而存在着不同的表达习惯和解释惯例。非言语行为大致可分三类,即身势学、近体学和副语言;分属五个功能领域,即强调、补充、替代、调节和抵触(相时言语交流而言)。研究非言语交流对于促进不同文化之间的人类交换有着积极的意义。

Nonverbal communication (NVC) is quite significant in human communications. Its presentation forms and interpretation norms vary from culture to culture. Basically nonverbal behaviors can be grouped into three areas: Kinesics, Proxemics and Paralanguage; and the functions they perform can be expressed in five categories: accenting, complementing, substituting, regulating, and contradicting :compared with verbal communication). Careful research on NVC has constructive influences on boosting communication that involves participants from different cultural backgrounds.