Discuss the two main aspects of paralanguage and how they are used to communicate

What will be an ideal response?


Paralanguage, or vocal but nonverbal expressions, include both tone of voice and utterances.
Tone of voice can provide clues to how a person is really feeling and if they are speaking
truthfully. For example, saying "I'm so excited!" in a sluggish and quiet tone of voice indicates
that one is not really excited after all. Utterances include vocal segregations and disfluencies.
Both of these are often used to regulate the flow of conversation.

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