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movement of the hands, and behaving in different ways to make the interactive event
successful. Unlike verbal communication, the meaning of the words can be altered, thus
establishing a solid conversation easier. Historically, studying these two has never been the
same. They are always separated, making the research more understandable . Many scholars
from communication and other related fields have been studying verbal and non verbal
languages. But, there is a certain historical record of criticism against the research on
separating the study on verbal and non – verbal languages. For example, Adam Kendon (1977)
argued that the theories about a study of only speech should be thought of as special language
theories, while on the other hand making the different aspect of behavior (visible and audible)
function together as one.