Non-Verbal Communication in the Modern World

Abstract

This article is devoted to the subject of non-verbal communication in English-speaking countries. In the first part of this article we analyze the theoretical issues as Communication Theories in Linguistics and Psycholinguistics, as well as Perception Theory and Non-verbal and Verbal communication in general. Comparative analysis of specify for non-verbal communication with the example of English-speaking countries such as the USA, the UK, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand is shown in the second part . The main conclusion is that in spite of the fact that these countries are English speaking they have both similar and different non-verbal communication signs and all these differences depend on various cultural contexts, mentality as well as the perception of non-verbal signs. The main idea of this article can be valuable for the world of Psycholinguistics and modern communication because it shows all the important cues of non-verbal communication which every time helps in communication act.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n4p553