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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > anthropological linguistics > paralinguistic communication
social science subjects > linguistics > descriptive linguistics > anthropological linguistics > paralinguistic communication

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paralinguistic communication  

Definition

  • Paralanguage refers to verbal communications that have meaning but are not part of the system of words and grammatical rules we call language. Paralanguage includes such elements as pitch, amplitude, rate, and voice quality. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Paralinguistic Communication]

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