Communication through gestures and facial expressions Nonverbal communication can be defined as the transfer of messages without the use of words. Use physical movement; such as hand gestures and body language, as well as facial expressions; for example, eye contact, frowning, and smiling. Marta Dynel defines non-verbal communication (CNV) as: While in broad definitions NVC communication includes any type of non-verbal message (or non-verbal sign) typical of information processes, narrower definitions restrict it to non-linguistic (or rather non-linguistic) language linguistic). ) phenomena that are interrelated - often intricately - with verbal language and can be found in interactive or communicative processes. Nonverbal Communication Nonverbal communication does not rely on the use of words to convey its meaning. “Nonverbal communication is usually understood as the process of communicating through sending and receiving wordless messages. These nonverbal messages can be conveyed through bodily gestures, posture, facial expressions and eye contact” (Subramani 2010). Nonverbal communication is simply that, communication without words. Non-verbal communication is present every day in our society. It goes hand in hand with verbal communication. Complete and improve spoken words. According to David McNeill, gestures have two fundamental characteristics: they carry meaning and they are synchronous with speech. He goes on to say, “the gesture and the word express the same underlying ideational unity, but they express it in their own way.” The gestures and the words that coordinate them are presented simultaneously by the speaker. David McNeill defines this phenomenon as “co-expressive”. The timing of the speech and its coordinating gesture are very important. This shows that what is... in the middle of the paper... varies just like the dialects of a language. Nonverbal communication has become a part of life and should be used whenever possible. It adds emotion and feeling to the message sent and also shows sympathy and understanding on the part of the recipient. Works Cited Beattie, G., & Shovelton, H. (2011). An exploration of the other side of semantic communication: how spontaneous human hand movements add crucial meaning to storytelling. Semiotics, 184(1-4), 33-51. doi:10.1515/semi.2011.021Dynel, M. (2011). Reversing the speaker's meaning: nonverbal communication and intended meanings. Pragmatics and Cognition, 1 (3), 422-447. McNeill, D. (2005). Gesture and thought. Chicago, Illinois.Subramani, R.R. (2010). Insight through body language and references to non-verbal communication in Tirukkural. Language in India, 10(2), 261-271.