简介跨文化中的非言语交际A Breif Analysis on Nonverbal Behaviors in Cross-Cultural Communication简介跨文化中的非言语交际A Breif Analysis on Nonverbal Behaviors in Cross-Cultural Communication.doc

A Breif Analysis on Nonverbal Behaviors in Cross-Cultural Communication Abstract: In people’s daily communication, we use both verbal behaviors and nonverbal behaviors. This two ways of communication all play an important role in human’s interaction. But for a long time, people just focus on verbal behaviors. Since communication among different countries and nations which have different cultural background become more and more frequently, it is very necessary to pay more attention to nonverbal communication. This paper aims to introduce such aspects as definition, improtance and characteristics of nonverbal communication and its cultural differences in cross-cultural communication. Key words: Nonverbal Behaviors; Cross-Cultural Communication Nonverbal communication is a valuable study which was attracted the eyes of western scholar for many decades. Scientific research on nonverbal communication and behavior was started in 1872 with the publication of Charles Darwin’s book?The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. In the book, Darwin argued that all mammals, both humans and animals, showed emotion through facial expressions. Research on nonverbal communication rocketed during the mid 1960s by a number of psychologists and researchers.?Argyle?and?Dean, for example, studied the relationship between eye contact and conversational distance. Ralph V. Exline examined patterns of looking while speaking and looking while listening. According to the scholar’s statement, in face-to-face communication, there are over 70% of all information is sent by nonverbal means while only 30% is conveyed through speaking. Moreover, communication is a complex process, especially in multicultural communication, because of the existence of different cultural backgrounds, it is easy to produce misunderstanding and conflict. Therefore, understanding the knowledge of nonverbal communication is necessary and meaningful. ? Generally, most classifications divide nonverbal mess