nonverbal communication

collocation in English

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non-verbal
adjective
uk
/ˌnɒnˈvɜː.bəl/us
/ˌnɑːnˈvɝː.bəl/
not using words, or not relating to the use ...
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communication
noun
uk
/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/kəˌmjuː.nəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the act of communicating ...
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(Definition ofnon-verbalandcommunicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The examiner presented toys and interactive games designed to elicit several categories ofnonverbalcommunicationacts.
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Both measures assess emotion and eye gaze,nonverbalcommunication, gestures, speech sound production (consonants), expressive vocabulary, receptive vocabulary, and object use (including symbolic play).
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The greater use of meaningful gestures by women could be related to a more general facility withnonverbalcommunication.
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Gender differences have been observed both in language acquisition and innonverbalcommunication.
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However, with the rise of video recording, it became possible to includenonverbalcommunicationand gaze in transcripts as well as still photographs.
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The paper discusses how researchers and teachers can benefit from parallel attention to bilingual students' verbal andnonverbalcommunication.
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In addition to the gender differences observed in language acquisition, some gender differences have been observed in adults'nonverbalcommunication.
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Alternatively, we might see quite distinctive problems, perhaps similar to those described in autistic disorder, and extending beyond spoken language to encompassnonverbalcommunication.
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In chapter 2, there are sections on prosody andnonverbalcommunicationwhich are not taken up subsequently.
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These layers of inter pretation include linguistic forms,nonverbalcommunication, linguistic context, situational context, and the embodied histories that participants bring to interaction.
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Nonverbalcommunicationcan indeed cause things to be understood and is thus, along with aspects of language and its use, perfectly amenable to semiotic study, but it is not language.
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Emotional support involves verbal andnonverbalcommunicationof caring and concern and is believed to reduce distress by restoring self-esteem and permitting the expression of feelings.
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Teachers and parents can improvenonverbalcommunicationskills through the technique of "emotional coaching".
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The children lackednonverbalcommunicationskills, failed to demonstrate empathy with their peers, and were physically clumsy.
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Across cultures, time perception plays a large role in thenonverbalcommunicationprocess.
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While studyingnonverbalcommunication, researchers noted that some subjects were able to read nonverbal facial cues before reinforcement occurred.
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Strategies fornonverbalcommunicationinclude using facial expressions and body language to show emotion and reinforce the childs attention to their caregiver.
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Because of the lack of face-to-face time, the team can missnonverbalcommunicationaltogether.
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Maya children learn much what they know through observation, imitation, and traditionalnonverbalcommunication.
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Nonverbalcommunicationseems to provide a more genuine communication of sympathy, because it is difficult to control nonverbal behavior and expressions.
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