“The universal principle of etymology in all languages: words are carried over from bodies and from the properties of bodies to express the things of the mind and spirit. The order of ideas must follow the order of things.” Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) Vico or Vigo (Italian political philosopher, rhetorician, historian, and jurist, 1668-1744). It is believed that nonverbal behavior makes up 60 to 70 percent of human communication. All people in all languages use gestures, their posture, facial expressions and eye contact to “talk” to other people. People interpret these signals almost entirely in their subconscious. We convey our physical, emotional, mental health and thoughts with the body language we use. Body language has everything to do with how we communicate. We should strive to understand what messages our body is sending and how we can learn to better express ourselves in a positive manner. With Marvelously Good Thoughts, Queen Grace Etymology: the history of a word shown by tracing it or its parts back to the earliest known forms and meanings both in its own language and any other language from which it or its parts may have been taken.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 23:20:55 +0000
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