Body language

Japanese: body language(英語表記)bodylanguage
Body language

…[Gesture language: the manifestation of communication functions] In addition to these practical actions, there is a group of expressive, communicative actions that are clearly intended for communication. These actions fulfill the communicative function of transmitting a message, and in many cases, they can be called "gesture language" because they are used in conjunction with language (although the nuances are different, they are also called "body language" or "physical language" in a similar sense). Unlike the practical everyday actions seen above, gesture language has a clear intention to convey a message to others, and when people see them, they are almost reflexively prompted to interpret the meaning they convey, just as when they hear words. …

*Some terminology that mentions "body language" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…[身ぶり語――コミュニケーション機能の顕在化 ところで人間の行動のなかには,こうした実際的な動作のほかに,明らかにコミュニケーションを意図して行う,表現的,伝達的な一群の動作がある。それらはもっぱらメッセージの伝達というコミュニケーション機能をになう動作であり,多くの場合,言語と併用されるという意味から,〈身ぶり語〉とよぶことができよう(なお,それぞれにニュアンスは異にするものの,似たような意味で〈ボディランゲージbody language〉あるいは〈身体言語〉などの呼び方もなされる)。身ぶり語においては,上にみた日常の実際的動作とちがって,他者にメッセージを訴えかけようとする意図は明白であって,それらを見るとき,ひとはちょうどことばを聴くのと同じように,ほとんど反射的にそれが伝える意味の読取りをうながされるのである。…

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