Sign language is not part of kinesics, but this aspect of nonverbal communication does include emblems, which are physical gestures that support or reinforce what is said verbally. Some emblems are universal, such as the uplifted shoulders and upturned hands to indicate “I don’t know.” Other emblems are culture-bound. Consider the emblem of the encircled thumb and forefinger. That gesture can be interpreted as worthless in France, money in Japan, OK
in the US, a curse in Arab cultures, and an obscenity in Germany, Brazil and Australia.
Sign language is not part of kinesics, but this aspect of nonverbal communication does include emblems, which are physical gestures that support or reinforce what is said verbally. Some emblems are universal, such as the uplifted shoulders and upturned hands to indicate “I don’t know.” Other emblems are culture-bound. Consider the emblem of the encircled thumb and forefinger. That gesture can be interpreted as worthless in France, money in Japan, OKin the US, a curse in Arab cultures, and an obscenity in Germany, Brazil and Australia.
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