Badan Pengembang Bahasa dan Sastra, Universitas Negeri Makassar.
Abstract
Abstract
People generally use means of communication to interact with others. The communication is either in the form of verbal and non-verbal. Verbal communication exists through oral sound production whereas non-verbal communication exists by means of body movement which is known kinesics. The use of kinesics to communicate is very often both in formal and informal settings. Some forms of kinesic are eye brow raising, eye closing, eye contact, finger pointing, and keeping silent. Few of these forms bear universal meaning, but others convey different meanings. The article
provides examples of 'Duri' complex kinesics which might be differant from ohers in other community.
Keywords: kinesics, verbal, nonverbal communicatio
