FUNCTIONS OF VERBAL AND NON

VERBAL COMMUNICATION IN

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 FUNCTIONS OF VERBAL AND NONVERBAL
COMMUNICATION

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Our existence is intimately tied to the communication we use, and

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verbal communication serves many functions in our daily lives. We use

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verbal communication to define reality, organize, think, and shape

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attitudes.

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A primary functions of nonverbal communication is to convey meaning

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by reinforcing, substituting for, or contradicting verbal communication.

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Nonverbal is also used to influence others regulate conversational flow.
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 REGULATION/CONTROL

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Can be used to control the behaviour

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of human beings. It can be used to

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regulate the nature and amount of

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activities humans engage in.

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 SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

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Communication can be used to

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produced social interaction. In their

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daily course of living, human being

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develop and maintain bonds,

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intimacy, relation and associations.

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 MOTIVATION

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As a function of communication

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refers to a person using a language

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to express desires, needs, wants, likes

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and dislikes, indications, choices and

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aspirations.

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 INFORMATION

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Communication can be used for

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giving and getting information.

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Giving information usually comes

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in the form of statements of facts

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(grammatically known as declaratives)

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 EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION

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Human always need to express their

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emotions verbally and nonverbally,

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emotions are a central part of who

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we are. Beyond thinking about the

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things and people in our world,

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we feel about them and about ourselves
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