Language, Paralanguage and Non-Verbal Communication

Language, paralinguistic intercourse and Non-Verbal dialogueThe Importance of Language, Paralanguage and Non-Verbal Communication in Various forms of Communication A hard-nosed StudyToby WilliamsonAccess to PsychologyAbstractThis study trys the role of non-verbal communication, language and paralanguage in conveying discipline. To this end, the study examines how people use these terce forms of communication in the context of overlap ideas, expressing comfort and happiness as well as persuasion. The study involves a field work that studied dialogues amid 10 pairs of persons.The findings identify that people gener eithery utilize a combination of the 3 forms of communication, namely non-verbal communication, language and paralanguage in conversations where they need to express their emotions. This includes share-out joy as well as persuasion. However, in cases where persons must express facts and ideas in a factual form, communication can be done through with(predicate) th e use of language only and in this case, non-verbal communication and paralanguage might non be very essential in conveying meaning and ideas. instaurationNon-verbal communication (NVC) involves direct communication not exclusively relying on written or spoken words (Berry, 2010 Rimondini, 2012). Non-Verbal Communication (NVC) is a situation where the convention of the interior emotions of people argon presented through the use of bodily descriptions and trends that shows the bearing people feel at a give point in time (Littlejohn Foss, 2010 Wood, 2009).Paralanguage on the opposite hand involves non-verbal voice qualities, voice modifiers and independent utterances that are produced by various parts of the body to convey various understandable messages (Poyatos, 2012 Wilson, 2011). Therefore, paralanguage involves the modification of voices as a means of presenting various forms of messages to some other(prenominal) people.Language is the use of words in a given dialect to t ransmit culture and present data and information to varied people in order to convey meaning(Phifer, 2007). Language refers to conventional dialog and speech that is carried out to present information from one person to another in mutually intelligible dialect(Perkins, 2010).These three different approaches to communication are employ by communicators to complement case-by-casely(prenominal) other in order to provide meaningful communication(Zimmerman Uecke, 2012). This is because communication involves the presentation of various ideas and concepts in order to convey meaning. Hence, there is the need for these different approaches to be swan in concert in order to gain the best forms of meaning.AimThe aim of this research is to examine how these different elements and aspects of communication work unneurotic to attain vertical and proper results in communication. In order to attain this end, the following objectives will be refreshened1. A critical analysis of the diffe rent approaches to communication and how they work together2. An identification of circumstances where one might be used solely without the use of other forms of communication3. An evaluation of the options and processes that might come together to limn good communicationHypothesesA supposal is a tentative statement that is made by a researcher at the beginning of the research and it is well-tried for its truthfulness and falsity throughout the research(Kothari, 2009). This research hypothesizes that the best means and the best form of communication occurs when you combine the three elements of communication NVC, paralanguage and language.The substitute(a) hypothesis is that each of the three elements of communication is best used alone in most circumstances.MethodologyIn the study, there is the need to examine and re visible horizon the way people use the three components of communication Non-verbal communication Paralanguage LanguageIn order to do this study, a practical field work is employed to analyze and review how people mix these three tools of communication in sharing ideas and information. First of all, there is the need to identify how these three elements of communication work in similitude to1. Sharing Ideas2. Expressing Joy/Happiness3. Suggesting a emend viewIn order to study this, a fieldwork is conducted and a collection of data, analysis of data and potation conclusion is conducted.Data is collected through the conducting of a dialogue amongst ten pairs of people. In each of the situations, the participants are asked to present information under one of the three themes and from there the importance and significance of the three elements of communication are identified and discussed.Secondly, the dialogues are documented in the form of classification of the various headings and the various pointers in the NVC. The details of the documentation for the collection of information for this study are presented in Appendix 1 below.The findings a re to be classified according to the number of propagation and the respondents chose an option. These options are summed up and they are analyzed and reviewed in order to lay the foundation for critical reviews and analysis.In the analysis the frequency of occurrence or cream of each option is discussed and this adds up in order to provide an overall view of whether a given element of communication is viewed as most-valuable or not. This is all critiqued and analyzed in order to draw conclusions on whether the hypothesis is valid or not.ResultsThe field work was conducted over a three-day period. Twenty participants were snarly in the process and they were asked to have a dialogue with each other in order to test the three approaches to communication and information sharing. Each of the respondents were monitored by the facilitator to pose as s/he was communicating with another person. And in the process, they went through all the three forms of communication and exchange of inf ormation. Afterwards they were asked to identify whether they considered each of the three approaches to communication as important, quite important or very important in each case.The findings were tallied and they were put together to justify and discuss each of the three approaches. This includes the compilation of each of the responses. They are presented in the treatment of results section below.The table below shows how the different respondents presented their views on how communication can be conducted with the different tools and the different elements of communication. This is graded and presented on the scale of very important (A), quite important (B) and not important (C).Treatment of ResultsThe different elements and different aspects of communication are presented in this study and the way this information is presented by the various respondents in the research. These respondents indicated the relative strength and the relative importance of the different approaches to language sharing and information sharing and this shows some degree of variation from the various classifications and the different methods of sharing information and ideas.Sharing IdeasIn sharing ideas, it is identified that most people motto non-verbal communication to be unimportant. This showed that over three quarters showed that you could share ideas without having to resort to non-verbal communication. The coarse majority of respondents indicated that ideas could be shared without the use of paralanguage and the changing of tones amongst other things. However, it was decided unanimously that the use of language is resilient and important in sharing ideas and there could practically be no sharing of ideas if language was absent. reflection of Joy or HappinessAlthough the vast majority of respondents indicated that sharing expressing joy can be done without the use of non-verbal communication, most of the respondents indicated that laughter is a comprehensive sign of expres sing joy and language and the way you speak in such a situation is one in which your happiness reflects in your actions and the tone used by speakers. Hence, although most participants in the experiment wrote that language is the most important tool for expressing joy, happiness and emotions, most respondents conceded that the three elements, non-verbal communication and paralanguage and language all work together to convey emotions and express joy and happiness because that is the natural component and the natural attitude that people express these feelings.However, in the collection of the data, the vast majority of respondents identified that communication in expressing emotions was almost done with language. This is apparent in the fact that about 65% of the respondents stated that non-verbal communication is not important in expressing joy and happiness and 55% of the respondents identified that paralanguage was not important. However, 70% stated that language is important in e xpressing happiness and joy and another 15% found it to be somewhat important (say 85% of the respondents at this point). This shows that language is still important and vital in helping respondents to express their joy andSuggesting a Better ViewThis section was quite complicated. This is because the respondents were split in discussing whether non-verbal communication was important or not. They showed that almost 50% of the respondents said that non-verbal communication was not important. However, 35% said it is quite important and 20% said it was very important. Although over 50% state that paralanguage is not important in suggesting a better view, 70% stated that language is very important in suggesting a better or improved view.DiscussionsFrom the study, it is identified that the respondents showed that language is important and vital in almost all the scenarios and situations at hand. This is because language is the main measure or means through which communication and the exc hange of information is done in most situations and contexts.In sharing ideas, it seems to be pervasive that the use of language is universal and pervasive. This is because language is vital and important in sharing such views and in getting people to understand a persons thoughts and ideas. In this context, the use of non-verbal communication and paralanguage tools are not very important because the individual sharing the ideas is able to express everything in succinct terms and the listener can deduce the idea through language without more modification or additions.However, in expressing joy and happiness, most respondents indicated that language is vital. However, language is not the only means through which these emotions can be expressed. This is because expressing joy and happiness come with a high degree of emotions that can be expressed through bodily actions (non-verbal communication) and intonation (paralanguage) as a means of making the emotions and sentiments more felt by the listener. Hence, it is conclusive that non-verbal communication and paralanguage are important in expressing emotions and feelings in circumstances where a person needs to do so.Finally, suggesting a better view on a matter is a matter that is persuasive in nature. And it is identified that most respondents identify that language is important. However, they concede that some degree of non-verbal communication as well as paralanguage. This shows that in persuasive discussions, there is the need for some degree of communication tools to be employed other than the use of language. finishThe research indicates that communication involves a degree of utilization of different approaches and methods of sharing information. This means that in most forms of communication, language, non-verbal communication and paralanguage are used together in order to express views and ideas.The fieldwork does not justify the null hypothesis per se. This is because in some forms of communication, it is identified that language can be used without much reliance on non-verbal communication and paralanguage. This particularly happens in factual contexts where there is the need for people to communicate ideas. However, in other forms of communication like the expression of happiness and persuasion, the hypothesis is honored and justified because they all work well in order to provide a reasonable communication of the sentiments of the speaker to the listener.The alternative hypothesis states that each of the three elements of communication can best be utilized independently. 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Boston, MA Yale University Press.Wood, J. (2009). Interpersonal Communication chance(a) Encounters. Mason, OH Cengage.Zimmerman, C., Uecke, R. A. (2012). Asserting Yourself At Work. New York AMACOM.Appendix 1Dear Respondent,As part of the study on the importance of non-verbal communication, paralanguage and language in communication, this research will seek to involve you in an experiment. In this experiment, you will need a communication par tner and you will have to conduct a two-party dialogue. The first should be about sharing ideas, the second should be about expressing joy or happiness and the third will involve suggesting a better view in a debate.The findings must be classified under headings A, B or C and this must be mutually agreed. The end is to examine the importance o these three elements of communication in sharing information.A Very historicB Quite Important C Not Important