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The Communicative Functions and Cultural Differences of Body Language in Intercultural Communication

Gan Shi-nan

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Nonverbal interaction is one of the important parts in intercultural communication.Body language is a case in application.Besides using verbal language to convey ideas and information, human beings often use body language to express feelings, emotions and thoughts.This paper mainly discusses the communicative functions performed in body language and the cultural differences contained among different communities from the point of intercultural communication.

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Nonverbal interaction is one of the important parts in intercultural communication.Body language is a case in application.Besides using verbal language to convey ideas and information, human beings often use body language to express feelings, emotions and thoughts.This paper mainly discusses the communicative functions performed in body language and the cultural differences contained among different communities from the point of intercultural communication.

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Nonverbal interaction is one of the important parts in intercultural communication.Body language is a case in application.Besides using verbal language to convey ideas and information, human beings often use body language to express feelings, emotions and thoughts.This paper mainly discusses the communicative functions performed in body language and the cultural differences contained among different communities from the point of intercultural communication.

Key concepts: Intercultural communication, Body language, Nonverbal communication, Feeling, Psychology, Point (geometry), Intercultural relations, Linguistics

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