"How we address people, where we sit, what we disclose about ourselves, how we make eye contact, and where and when we touch are signs of attitudes and emotions. Because we may not be conscious of the social or psychological significance of these signs, they are the stealth aspect of conversati...

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Main Author:	Markel, Norman N. 1929-2023 (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York [u.a.] Lang 2012
Series:	Berkeley insights in linguistics and semiotics 75
Subjects:	Body language Conversation Interpersonal communication Self-disclosure Nichtverbale Kommunikation Interpersonale Kommunikation Gespräch
Summary:	"How we address people, where we sit, what we disclose about ourselves, how we make eye contact, and where and when we touch are signs of attitudes and emotions. Because we may not be conscious of the social or psychological significance of these signs, they are the stealth aspect of conversation. One goal of this book is to demonstrate that address, self-disclosure, seating, eye-contact, and touch are the five vital signs of conversation. Another is to increase the reader's awareness of the fact that whatever the topic of a conversation, interlocutors are also expressing their attitudes and emotions by means of these five vital signs. A final goal is to show the reader that the use of these signs varies with ethnicity, gender, and relationship. To accomplish these goals, the book provides relevant scientific information in a popular style that makes it accessible to a broad spectrum of readers concerned with interpersonal communication."--Cover, p. [4].
Item Description:	Literaturverz. S. [95] - 99
Physical Description:	X, 109 S.
ISBN:	9781433119880 9781433107368