@article{2015,title={THE FUNCTION OF BODY LANGUAGE WITHIN LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION RELATIONSHIP},abstractNode={First and foremost, language is a medium of communication. Human is the creature to use this medium most commonly and effectively. Humankind, as a creature with physiological features as well as a sociological and psychological whole, needs to communicate and connect with those in the social environment. Many methods and means of communication, which the humankind establishes in order to understand and be understood, are available. Oral narration among these has been prioritized as a communication medium, richer and more powerful than all alphabetical indicators, before written language. In addition to oral and written narration, colors, pictures, various signs, different mechanical sounds, and some body movements may be used as communication means. In verbal communication, some body movements, often made unconsciously but usually practiced purposefully, are among body language activities playing an effective role in communication. A good speaker uses body language in order to be effective and convincing while conveying his/her message to the target audience because body language, rather than words, is essential in delivering and understanding feelings and thoughts. For the listener or follower, it is a complicated process to know people and to understand the speaker’s feelings and whether s/he tells the truth. Within this context, a listener with a focus on understanding pays attention to whatever the speaker tells as well as his/her tone of voice, behaviors, and body movements. S/he considers not only what s/he hears but also what s/he observes and often concludes combining these. Thus, in oral communication, the medium to delivery thought as a product of mental activity is in audio form as well as visual because, in communication, the language has referential function as well as the function to motivate the receiver. Body language is an important dynamic power to actualize this in communication. },author={Kemal EROL-- Emin Emrullah EROL},year={2015},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies}}