Some Functions

1. Repeating. 2. Contradicting (Conflicting). 3. Complementing. 4. Substituting. 5. Accenting/Moderating. 6. Regulating.

Repeating
Nonverbal cues can reiterate verbal communication. Repeating is sequential, not simultaneous
Your significant other asks if you are having an affair. First, you shake your head no. Then you say, No. You ask a stranger in a foreign country what time it is. The stranger doesnt understand, so you tap the top of your wrist with your finger.

Contradicting (Conflicting)
Nonverbal cues can signal the opposite of what words mean. We may perceive others as sending mixed signals.
Your mouth is saying no, but your body is saying yes. You stifle a yawn with your hand and say to your dinner date, Thats really fascinating.

Complementing
Nonverbal compliment words. cues may or reinforce

While scolding a child a parent points a finger at him or her. A teacher asks if you understand an assignment. You nod your head up and down while saying Yes, I think so.

Substituting
Nonverbal cues may serve as substitutes or replacements for words. Emblems are nonverbal gestures that are the equivalent of words.
A basketball player makes a choke sign after a player on the other team misses a crucial free throw. A motorist flips you the bird on the freeway.

Accenting/Moderating
Nonverbal cues can amplify or accentuate language.
A parent tells a child Its bedtime. The child lays on the floor, kicking and screaming, while saying No, no, no, no, no.

Regulating
Making or breaking eye contact to signal turn taking Using nonverbal cues to cut in or interrupt someone
A guy puts both elbows on the table and inhales, indicating he is about to speak. An argument about politics starts to erupt at a party. A girlfriend puts her hand on her boyfriends forearm to signal that he needs to calm down.

Name that function

1. Your mother mouths the words call me while making a phone sign on the way out the door. 2. Your credit card is declined on a dinner date. You say Thats just great. 3. A creepy guy in a raincoat beckons with his finger for a child at a playground to come over. 4. When your fiance asks Will you marry me? you nod your head up and down like a bobble head doll while saying Yes. 5. You raise your hand in class to ask a question.
Answers 1. Complimenting (If she didnt mouth the words call me it would be substituting) 2. Contradicting 3. Substituting 4. Accenting 5. Regulating