Italian and Romanian Gestures. Brief Comparative Presentation Cover Image

La gestualità italiana e romena. Breve prezentazione comparativa
Italian and Romanian Gestures. Brief Comparative Presentation

Author(s): Ciprian Florentin Popa
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: UNIVERSITATEA »ȘTEFAN CEL MARE« SUCEAVA
Keywords: gestures; paraverbal language; communication; cultural stereotype; code;

Summary/Abstract: Gestures are part of paraverbal language as means of communication between people. This type of language is based on a code that, if the interlocutors do not know it, can make communication difficult. In our article, we will compare the Italian gestures, one of the most complex, with the Romanian gestures, trying to find equivalences and highlight their peculiarities.

  • Issue Year: XXVIII/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 99-104
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Italian
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