non-discursive
adjective
formal(alsonondiscursive)uk/ˌnɒn.dɪˈskɜː.sɪv/us/ˌnɑːn.dɪˈskɝː.sɪv/notinvolvinglanguageor words:
We rely on non-discursiveformsofcommunication, which bytheirnaturedefytranslationinto words.
Histheoriesstresstheinteractionsofindividualsexpressedthrough bothdiscursiveand non-discursivepractices.
- Music is non-discursive: it isexperiencedas apresentmomentand asduration, and isthusthe mostspiritualof thearts.
- Theyproducednon-discursiveposterspeddlingsimplepropositionsandpropaganda.
- As sheproducesutterances, she mayemploynon-discursivegesturesas well asconventionalgestures.