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proxemics Sociol.|prɒkˈsiːmɪks|
[f. proximity + -emics; cf. emic a.]
The study of the spaces that people feel it necessary to set between themselves and others as they vary in different social settings, or between different social groups or cultures; also the study of the feeling for space between people as it is manifested in aspects of culture such as the planning of houses or towns, in language, etc.
1963E. T. Hall in Amer. Anthropologist LXV. 1003 Proxemics, the study of how man unconsciously structures microspace—the distance between men in the conduct of daily transactions, the organization of space in his houses and buildings, and ultimately the layout of his towns. 1969Guardian 29 Sept. 7/2 Though territoriality and its effects has been studied for many years now in connection with animal life, Dr Hall is..the first person to link the concept direct with human beings and..has coined a purely human word for it: proxemics. 1974Language Sciences Aug. 32/3 Ever since Edward Hall..made public the results of his research on man's use of space, the interrelated observations and theories of which he calls proxemics, [etc.]. 1976U. Eco Theory of Semiotics 10 Kinesics and proxemics: the idea that gesturing depends on cultural codes is now an acquired notion of cultural anthropology.
Hence proˈxemic a., of, relating or pertaining to proxemics.
1963E. T. Hall in Amer. Anthropologist LXV. 1003 (title) A system for the notation of proxemic behavior. 1965[see kinesic a.]. 1971Times Lit. Suppl. 4 June 653/4 In man ‘proxemic’ behaviour ranges from the distance two people maintain while engaged in conversation or the way a group of people arrange themselves, to architecture and city planning. 1976J. F. Kess Psycholinguistics vi. 145 A detailed notational system for proxemic behaviors along a number of dimensions. |