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In attempt to prove that nonverbal communication surrounds us in our everyday lives, I will list and describe three important nonverbal forms of communication that I encountered all while sitting at this table in the library. Territoriality, as defined by Hall in Chapter 5 as “behavior characterized by identification with a geographic area in a way that indicates ownership and often involves defense of this territory against perceived invaders,” is a commonly seen form of nonverbal communication seen in the library, especially during the week of finals.
In font of me sits a student sitting at a large square table. With headphones on, and his belongings spread out on the table, he has claimed this table as his territory. This student made his bag and his books “territorial markers,” which are objects that are used to designate spatial area. His attempt at preventing invasion is evident in his choice to place his bag and his books on the desk and the adjacent chair. Although this desk can be considered public territory, this student seems to have a greater perceived ownership of it.
When approached by another male and asked if the other side of the desk was being used, he grunted a reply as to implicitly ay that nobody was specifically using the other side of the desk, but that the new student’s presence was unwanted. Because it is understood that the desk, which has room for more than one person, is a public territory, the student understands that a violent reaction, or a complete deterrence of the new student’s presence would be inappropriate. As a result, the student moved his belongings and made room for another person.
However, it must be noted that the same reaction would not have occurred if an invasion to a primary territory, such as one’s own bedroom, had occurred. Invasions to primary territories are more violent in nature. Many times, nonverbal communication will accompany some sort of verbal message, even if the nonverbal contradicts the verbal. However, in some circumstances, a nonverbal message can be received even in the absence of direct interaction when no such verbal message exists.
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