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kinesics Linguistics.|kaɪˈniːsɪks|
[f. Gr. κίνησ-ις movement + -ics.]
The study of those body movements and gestures by which, as well as by speech, communication is made; body movements and gestures which convey meaning non-vocally.
1952R. L. Birdwhistell (title) Introduction to kinesics: an annotation system for analysis of body motion and gesture. 1955Etc.: Rev. Gen. Semantics XIII. i. 12 Kinesics may be defined as the systematic study of the visually sensible aspects of non-verbal interpersonal communication. 1957Psychiatry XX. 74 Kinesics, or gestures and motions, are not instinctive human nature but are learned systems. 1958A. A. Hill Introd. Ling. Struct. xxi. 409 The vocal qualifiers together with kinesics make up the paralinguistic system. 1970J. Fast Body Lang. (1971) i. 11 To understand this unspoken body language, kinesics experts often have to take into consideration cultural differences and environmental differences. 1972W. M. Austin in A. L. Davis Culture, Class, & Lang. Variety viii. 152 Kinesics is the study of body posture, tonus, and movement in man and the other animals. |