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paralinguistic cues

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paralinguistic cues,
nonverbal elements, such as intonation, body posture, gestures, and facial expression, that modify the meaning of verbal communication.


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Therefore, we can conclude that both on-line chats and discussion boards appear to be informal spaces for communication, even though (or, perhaps, because) on most occasions there is no history of personal contact between interlocutors, and there are no paralinguistic cues to predict the social status of others.
Paralinguistic cues are changes in intonation and pitch to mark fantasy and the animation of objects; it also involves the use of pretense and high and low voices to mark role enactment.
It's informal and it's rapid, so you assume you're getting the same paralinguistic cues you get from spoken communication.
 
 
 
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