September 25, 2020
What is silent Discuss how a Describe three aspects Discuss how human
language? knowledge of silent of silent language that
language is important if you experience and cite
one is engaged in specific examples
international travel or
business
Silent language refers to Awareness and The three aspects of
the myriad (large understanding of silent language that I
number) nonverbal ways different silent language experience are the
that we communicate system is important for cultural time attitudes to
within a culture. international time may differ between
understanding in business different cultures in often
and politics. The quite significant ways.
challenge is for us to For example, being late
acknowledge and learn to for an appointment, or
respect cultural taking a long time to get
differences at all levels. down to business, is the
accepted norm here in
the Philippines, another
one is Ritualized Phrases
a words and phrases
have meanings other than
the formal, recognized
ones. For example "See
you later" can literally
mean to another culture
that they will literally see
you later and last is
proxemics the study of
how people of different
cultures and subcultures
perceived and use space.
An example of it is
intimate distance is two
people hugging, holding
hands, or standing side-
by-side.
language is different from
the communication
system of wild
chimpanzees
Aspects of language that
have been identified as
being unique are
production and
displacement. As far as we
are able to determine, these
aspects of language are
found only in human
language.
The way that animals
communicate are
biological, or inborn.
Human language is
symbolic, using a set
number of sounds
(phonemes) and characters
(alphabet), which allows
ideas to be recorded and
preserved. Animal
communication is not
symbolic, so it cannot
preserve ideas of the past.