Body language
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Body language
- Here are entered works on non-linguistic communication in interpersonal relations, conveying emotions, attitudes, social status, etc., by such means as eye contact, facial expression, use of personal space, gestures, or posture. General works on the relationship of the human body to language, including semantics, vocabulary, and other linguistic features are entered under [Human body and language.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092369
- info:lc/authorities/sh85092369
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85092369#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Kinesics
- Nonverbal communication (Psychology)
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Earlier Established Forms
- Nonverbal communication (Psychology)
Sources
- found: Work cat.: 97-3784: Robson, P. Body language, 1997.
- found: Evans psych. (Body language)
- found: Thes. psych. index terms (Body language)
- found: Intl. dict. psych., 1989 (Body language)
- found: Ox. companion mind (Body language)
- found: Peng. dict. psych. (Body language)
- found: Hennepin (Body language)
- found: Baker encyc. psych.
LC Classification
- BF637.N66
General Notes
- Here are entered works on non-linguistic communication in interpersonal relations, conveying emotions, attitudes, social status, etc., by such means as eye contact, facial expression, use of personal space, gestures, or posture. General works on the relationship of the human body to language, including semantics, vocabulary, and other linguistic features are entered under [Human body and language.]
Example Notes
- Note under [Human body and language]
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2011-04-29: revised
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