Aspects of communication:

Verbal Linguistics: used words written or oral. It is a communication where message is transmitted verbally.

Non- verbal: used signals, actions, symbols, and gestures, signs.

Non-linguistic elements: not relying on speeches ( no speech at all )

7 categories of non-linguistic

1.Kinesics: language of body, usage of body movement.

2. Proxemics: language of space/ spatial. There's a gap or boundaries.

3. Chronemics: language if time. It varies through culture/ region.

4. Haptics: language of touch.

Types:

1. Functional-professional touch: medical examination, physical therapy, sports coach, music teacher.

2. Social-polite touch: handshake

3. Friendship-warmth touch: Hug

4. Love intimacy touch: kiss between family members, or romantic partners.

5. Sexual-Arousal: sexual caressing or intercourse.

5. Olfactics: language of smell

6. Artifactual: language of objects

7. Physical appearance: According to what people see when they first set their eyes on you.

Paralinguistic:

Paralinguistic communication”: has been defined as “not WHAT you say, but THE WAY you say it.”

ex; Body language, gestures, facial expressions, tone and pitch of voice.

Pitch: the relative highness or lowness of a tone as perceived by the ear,

Tempo: pace/ measure of the number of speech units of a given type produced within a given amount of time.

Junctures: indicator (pause) "emphasis". is the manner of moving (transition) between two successive syllables in speech.

Metalinguistic: knowledge about the language. When language is used to talk about language itself (code).