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Paralanguage

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Paralanguage

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  1. Paralanguage

  2. Paralanguage • A category of symbols that many researchers include as part of nonverbal communication is called paralanguage. Paralanguage consists of the ways in which you say words. It includes volume, pitch, speaking rate, and voice quality. Communication connected with vocal sounds.

  3. Paralanguage • It concerns how words are produced vocally, but does not include the words themselves.

  4. Vocal Pauses • A vocalized pause consists of filling the spaces between words with non-meaningful sounds. Can you name a few?

  5. Vocal Pauses • Some examples are “uh,” “er,” “like,” or “you know.” • A certain number of vocalized pauses are acceptable, since they occur naturally in nearly everyone’s speech. • If they occur frequently it is likely that they will have a negative impression with your audience.

  6. Volume • Volume indicates how loudly or softly you are speaking.

  7. Pitch • Pitch is how high or low the sounds of your voice are.

  8. Voice Quality • Voice Quality is what makes people able to recognize you by your voice alone. Volume, pitch, and speaking rate change according to the particular speaking situation. Your voice quality, however, usually stays the same.

  9. Stress • Volume and pitch usually work together to create stress – the amount of emphasis you place on different words in a sentence. By change the words that are stressed in a sentence you can change the meaning of the sentence.

  10. Example “I like him very much.” “I like him very much.” “I like him very much.”

  11. Speaking rate • Speaking rate is how fast or slowly you are speaking.

  12. Speaking Rate • Changes in the speaking rate can also change the meaning of your message. I fyou wished to be assured that a friend felt certain about a matter, which speaking rate would give you more confidence?

  13. Speaking Rate “I feel sure about that” “I….feel….sure about… that.”

  14. Paralanguage is also… • Paralanguage also includes a number of specific sounds people make (coughing, grunting, saying “uh” or “er”) as well as the silent pauses between words or sounds. Yawning, sighing, hissing, or snoring are also forms of paralanguage.

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