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Paralinguistic Features of Language In face-to-face communication speakers often alter their tones of voice or change their
Paralinguistic Features of Language In face-to-face communication speakers often alter their tones of voice or change their
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Paralinguistic Features of Language
In face-to-face communication speakers often alter their tones of voice or change their physical postures in order to convey messages. These means are called paralinguistic features of language, which fall into two categories.
I. First category: vocal paralinguistic features
A. 【1】 ______: to express attitude or intention
B. examples
1. whispering: need for secrecy
2. breathiness: deep emotion
3. 【2】 ______: unimportance
4. nasality; anxiety
5. extra lip rounding: greater intimacy
II. Second category: physical paralinguistic features
A. facial expressions
1. 【3】 ______
—smiling: signal of pleasure or welcome
2. less common expressions
—eyebrow raising; surprise or interest
—lip biting: 【4】 ______
B. gesture
Gestures are related to culture.
1. British culture
—shrugging shoulders; 【5】 ______
—scratching head; puzzlement
2. other cultures
—placing hand upon heart; 【6】 ______
—pointing at nose; secret
C. proximity; physical distance between speakers
1. proximity: physical distance between speakers
—closeness: intimacy or threat
—【7】 ______: formality or absence of interest
—Proximity is person-, culture-and 【8】 ______-specific.
2. posture
—hunched shoulders or a hanging head: to indicate 【9】 ______
—direct level eye contact; to express an open or challenging attitude
3. echoing
—definition: imitation of similar posture
—【10】 ______: aid in communication
—conscious imitation: mockery
Paralinguistic Features of Language
Good morning, everyone! Today we’ll continue our discussion on describing language. Last week we examined such features of language as grammar, vocabulary, the sounds of language, etc. In this lecture, we’ll look at another important aspect of language. Perhaps some of you may wonder what is this important aspect of language. Let me tell you. It refers to features of communication that takes place without the use of grammar or vocabulary. They are called " paralinguistic features of language". These features fall into two broad categories; those that involve the voice and those that involve the body.
Now, the first category, is what we call vocal paralinguistic features. Vocal features are actually tones of voice. While they are, perhaps, not central to meaning in communication in the same way as grammar or vocabulary, they may, nevertheless, convey attitude or intention in some way. (Q1) Let me give you some examples. The first is whispering, which indicates the need for secrecy. The second is breathiness. This is to show deep emotion. The third is huskiness, which is to show unimportance. (Q2) The fourth is nasality, this, um, is to indicate anxiety. The last is extra lip-rounding, which expresses greater intimacy, especially with babies, for example. So we can see that there are a number of ways of altering our tone of voice. And when we do this consciously, we do it to create different effects in communication.
Now, let’s come to the second category, physical paralinguistic features, which involve the body. In addition to conveying meanings with tone of voice, we can also express our intention through the ways in which we use our bodies. You may ask what are the ways, then? Let me cite some brief examples. The expression on our face, the gestures we make and even proximity or way we sit, are some of the ways we send powerful messages about how we feel, or what we mean. Let me explain some of these in more detail. First, facial expression. Facial expression is a powerful conveyer of meaning. We all know smiling is an almost universal signal of pleasure or welcome. (Q3) But there are other facial expressions that may not be so common. For instance, raising eye-brows suggests that you are surprised or interested in something. Other facial actions, such as biting your lip, which indicates that you are deep in thinking, or are uncertain about something; compressing the lips, which shows that you are making decisions; and a visible clenching of the teeth, to show that you are angry , are all powerful conveyers of meaning, too. (Q4)
The second in this category is gesture. You see, we use gesture to indicate a wide range of meanings, though I have to emphasize that the actual gestures we use may be specific to particular cultures. That is to say different cultures have their own favorite gestures in conveying meaning. Here, a few examples may show you how powerful gestures can be. In British English behavior, shrugging shoulders may indicate an attitude of " I don’t care" or " I don’t know". (Q5) Crossing your arms may indicate relaxation. But it can also powerfully show you are bored. Waving can mean welcome and farewell. While scratching your head may indicate that you are at a loss. In other cultures, placing your hand upon your heart is to indicate that you are telling the truth. (Q6) Pointing your finger at your nose means "it’s a secret". That’s why we say that gestures are culture-bound.
The third is proximity, posture and echoing. Proximity refers to the physical distance between speakers. This can indicate a number of things and can also be used to consciously send messages about intent. Closeness, for example, indicates intimacy or threat to many speakers. But distance may show formality, or lack of interest. (Q7) Once again, I’d like to say, proximity is also both a matter of personal style, and is often culture-bound. So, what may seem normal to a speaker from one culture may appear unnecessarily close or distant to a speaker from another. And standing close to someone may be quite appropriate in some situations such as an informal party, but completely out of place in other situations, such as a meeting with a superior. (Q8)
Next, posture. Posture means the way in which someone holds his or her body, especially the back, shoulders and head, when standing, walking or sitting. A few examples: Hunched shoulders and a hanging head give a powerful indication of whether the person is happy or not. (Q9) A lowered head when speaking to a superior, with or without eye contact can convey the appropriate relationship in some cultures. On the other hand, direct level eye contact changes the nature of the interaction, and can been seen as either open or challenging.
Last, echoing. Now, what is echoing? Let me start with an example. Some of you may have noticed this phenomenon in your experience. When two people are keen to agree with each other, they would likely, though unconsciously, adopt the same posture, as if in imitation of each other. They sit or stand in the same manner. When used in this way, echoing appears to complement the verbal communication. (Q10) Of course, when such imitation is carried out consciously, it often indicates that someone is mocking at another speaker.
OK, in today’s lecture, we looked at some paralinguistic features, such as tone of voice, gesture, and posture. These features, together with linguistic features of language, like grammar or vocabulary, are all part of the way we communicate with each other in face-to-face encounters. In our next lecture, we’ll watch some video material, and see how people actually use paralinguistic means in communication to express their intention or desire or mood.
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tones of voice
解析
讲座一开始讲演者就提出副语言特征(paralinguistic features of language)分为两类(categories),第一类是有声的副语言特征(vocal paralinguistic features),实际上就是声音特质(tones of voice)。
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