THE ROLE OF NON-LINGUISTICS AND KINESICS IN DAILY LIFE COMMUNICATIONS IN EGYPT

Abstract

This article is devoted to the research of how the use of nonverbal forms of communications eases the interaction between people in daily life circumstances. The research revealed that in crowded cities or always busy work atmospheres like restaurants or offices, it turns out that the use of kinesics and body language makes it easier to communicate - saving a lot of time and thus being more productive. Taking into consideration Egypt - which is ranked 14th among the most populous countries in the world, we have done a study to analyse the effect of using nonverbal forms of communication on the overall meaning of speech, and it turned out that it complements, emphasises and strengthens the meaning, and clearly delivers the thoughts of the speaker who sometimes can’t express what he needs to say using verbal forms of speech. In general, gestures offer a better representation of the person and keep a good contact with the listeners, keeping their attentiveness. It proved out that most of the emotions and feelings can’t be expressed just by words, and that the use of gestures and illustrations is sometimes a must to completely deliver the intended meaning. In connection with all this, gestures open the door for the creation of new words, since not everything that can be expressed using a gesture can be explained in words. Even though there are no dictionaries or any formal references for local gestures, there is a need to involve more professional approaches to the study of gestures, thus increasing the word base of our dictionaries, which would eventually increase the general cultural level of societies.