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BODY LANGUAGE

BODY LANGUAGE. by Don L. F. Nilsen and Alleen Pace Nilsen. Doppelgangers: The Evil Eye. AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. Contrast sign language and finger spelling. Iconic Sign Language: Male-Female, Past-Future, Hand shape, Location, Movement, Palm Orientation, Finger Spelling.

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BODY LANGUAGE

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  1. BODY LANGUAGE by Don L. F. Nilsen and Alleen Pace Nilsen

  2. Doppelgangers: The Evil Eye

  3. AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE • Contrast sign language and finger spelling. • Iconic Sign Language: Male-Female, Past-Future, Hand shape, Location, Movement, Palm Orientation, Finger Spelling

  4. American Sign Language:Finger Spelling vs. Signing

  5. NELSON MANDELA FUNERAL FAKE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nelson-mandela/10510604/Fake-sign-language-interpreter-signs-along-to-tributes-from-Nelson-Mandelas-grandchildren.html

  6. In Flags: The Peace SymbolNuclear Disarmament (N & D)

  7. FACE • Frown • Giggle • Grimace • Grin • Guffaw • Laugh • Scowl • Smile • Smirk • Snarl

  8. THE BABY’S EVIL EYE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBSYD0dQCAw

  9. Red Skelton

  10. HEAD • Flutter eyelashes • Grit teeth • Hold nose • Nod head (yes) • Raise eyebrows • Shake head (no) • Stick out tongue • Wink • Wrinkle nose • Yawn

  11. LIE TO ME: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgRJ7-s0u7c

  12. Curiosity and Exuberance

  13. Sadness and Surprise

  14. SHOULDERS • Rolling shoulder suggestively • Shrugging shoulders in disbelief or wonderment

  15. The Juggling Politician https://www.youtube.com/embed/n6mbW-jMtrY?rel=0

  16. HANDS, FINGERS & THUMB • Applauding • Extending pinkey • Crossing fingers (to lie) • Giving the finger • Holding hands • Pointing • Shaking hands (note gender & ethnic differences) • Thumbing a ride • Thumbs up • Twiddling thumbs American Sign Language Applauding

  17. Sun Devils and Nerd Fighters

  18. Uncle Sam Recruitment Poster • Here is Uncle Sam’s pointing finger. • This is a rude gesture in some cultures.

  19. DAVE CHAPPELLE’S THUMB • Chappelle tells about a high-jacked airplane in which he sees another Black male and they do a thumbs up to each other. • “We were just communicating that we understood the situation. We were both seeing the same thing. What we understood was simply—terrorists don’t take black hostages. • (Chappelle 2003)

  20. ARMS • Limp wrist • Raise hand in class • Sign of the cross • Waving hand (note gender differences) • Sports Signals (See the next slide)

  21. SPORTS BODY LANGUAGE • BASEBALL: Fair Ball, Foul Ball, Home Run, Out, Strike • Plus Signals from the Catcher to the Pitcher, to the Infield, and to the Outfield • Plus Coach Signals for the Batter, from the First-Base Coach, and from the Third-Base Coach • BASKETBALL: Basket Counts, Basket Doesn’t Count, Blocking Foul, Held Ball, In Bounce, Moving Screen, Offensive Fowl, Out of Bounce, Time Out • FOOTBALL: Clipping, Face Mask, Illegal Celebration, Illegal Procedure, Late Hit, Offside, Pass Interference, Roughing the Kicker, Roughing the Passer, Safety, Touchdown, Unnecessary Roughness • Plus Metaphors related to most of these expressions like hardballsoftball and ballpark figure.

  22. LEGS & FEET • Crossing legs (note gender & ethnic differences) • Sitting on a park bench • Sitting on a bus seat • Slapping knee while laughing

  23. MINESTRY OF SILLY WALKS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqhlQfXUk7w

  24. SPACE BUBBLES: The University of Texas Shooter had the space bubble of a paranoid. • Asian vs. Latin American • Doorway, Subway, Elevator • University of Texas: Texas Tower Sniper

  25. TIME EXPECTATIONS • Latin American vs. Mormon • Cocktail Party vs. Dinner vs. Class

  26. UNINTENTIONAL BODY LANGUAGE • blinking • blushing • cowering • cringing • shuddering • trembling • twisting hair • weeping

  27. BODY METAPHORS: • To be on your toes • To be stuck up • To be up in arms • To break a leg • To count noses • To foot the bill • To have your tongue in your cheek • To keep a stiff upper lip • To keep your chin up • To play it by ear • To put your foot in your mouth • To see eye to eye • To shake a leg • To throw in the towel Total Relaxation

  28. Exuberance and Sadness:First Day of School

  29. Doppelgangers and Body DoublesRichard Nixon

  30. James Carville

  31. John McCain

  32. Hillary Clinton

  33. Sarah Palin and Tina Fey

  34. Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin

  35. Body Language Plus Intonation • Use only the words “John” and “Marsha” to indicate the following: • Anger vs. Fear • Resignation vs. Exuberance • Sadness vs. Surprise • Pretentiousness vs. Aloofness • Hate vs. Passion Desire

  36. Happiness

  37. Friendship

  38. Love

  39. Full-Body Language 3-YEAR-OLD CONDUCTING BEETHOVEN’S 5th SYMPHONY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0REJ-lCGiKU

  40. Amusement and Antipathy

  41. Total Involvement

  42. Narcisism

  43. PARALANGUAGE • Giddyup (plus lateral click) • Hiss • Huh? • Raspberry (Bronx Cheer) • Shush • Swearing (*&#@+&%$@~*) • Tsk tsk • Uchhhhh • Uh huh (yes & no) • Wolf whistle • Yuchhhh

  44. SLAPSTICK ON “CHEERS”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1kbn-LOpes

  45. EXPLAIN HOW THE FOLLOWING GESTURES ARE INTERPRETED DIFFERENTLY IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES • Biting your thumbnail • Kissing someone on the cheeks • Putting your hands on your hips • Using arm gestures • Using eye gestures • Using finger gestures • Using hand gestures • Using lip gestures Age Differences

  46. Social In-Bonding

  47. SILENT MONKS SINGING “HALLELUIA CHORUS”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCFCeJTEzNU&feature=related

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