Re:A Language That Linguists Thought Couldn’t Exist
by davesque on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @10:09PM
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To say this is to assume that no information is communicated through facial expressions, body language, tone, rhythm, etc. Furthermore, assuming all relevant information is contained in a person's words alone, it's also impossible to say that a particular bit rate representation of an utterance faithfully reproduces all of that information.
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Re:A Language That Linguists Thought Couldn’t Exist
by andrewflnr on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @10:22PM
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Non-verbal communication is definitely something for GP to consider, but doesn't change their point very much. The amount of information you can convey directly through your body is still a tiny fraction of what goes through your mind. And guess what, you still need tons of context to decode body language, rhythm, etc.