Linguistics Brazil vs Malaysia (Diff.)

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BRAZILMALAYSIA

Comparison of Non-VerbalCommunication between

and


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NAME Brazil

LOCATION Central & South America

GOVERNMENT

Federal republic (democracy)OFFICIAL

LANGUAGE

Portuguese is the official language. Spanish,

English, and French are also spoken.

MAJOR

RELIGION(S)

Roman Catholic 80%. Protestant 15% . 5 %

consists of Buddhism, Judaism, Shinto,

Islam, Candomble, Macumba, and a variety

of offshoots of Christianity.

MAJORETHNIC

GROUPS

An intriguing mix of Portuguese, Japanese,Italian, German, and Amerindian population.

Around 55% of the population is white,

38% mulatto, 6% black, and 1% other that

Japanese, Amerindian, and Arab.


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NAME: Malaysia

LOCATION: Asia

GOVERNMENT: Constitutional Monarchy

OFFICIAL

LANGUAGE:

Bahasa Malaysia is the official language

and spoken throughout the country.

Chinese (various dialects), Tamil, Thai,

English and several ethnic and regional

dialects are spoken as well.

MAJOR

RELIGION(S):

52% Muslim, 17% Buddhist, 12% Taoist,

8% Christian, 8% Hindu, 2% tribal with

Shamanism mostly practiced in East

Malaysia.

MAJOR ETHNIC

GROUPS:

Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, Indigenous

11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8%.


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Theenvironment

Language

Bodymovement

Chronemics Proxemics

Paralanguage

Kinesics

Posture

Gestures

Haptics

Oculesics


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The study of nonverbal communication thatrelates to attitudes about time management.

DIFFERENCES

BRAZIL MALAYSIA

Relaxed attitude towards time.Concern over how time is

spent.

Tardiness and/or a last minutechange of plans are common.

(Things will get done.)

Punctuality is very important.

(e.g. time is money)

Speed of speech is faster Speed of speech is slower


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DIFFERENCES

IMAGE BRAZIL MALAYSIA

Man greets Woman

If a woman wishes to shake

hands with a man, she should

extend her hand first. I Common for man and

woman to exchange kisses on

the cheek during first meeting.

Accompanied with a touch on

the arm and shoulder and also

with kisses on cheek

Man greets Woman

Man and woman have

their own certain distance.

Mostly shaking hand isoptional either the man or

the woman to do it first.

No exchanges kisses

happened.

It is considered rude if one

steps back. Physical closeness

as well as occasional bumping

of another person is common.

Stepping back doesnt

considered as rude. It is a

common to have a

distance when

communicating.


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SIMILARITIES

BRAZIL MALAYSIA

Personal space and physical space are not

emphasized. For example, a person will stand less

than a foot away from the other when conversing.


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The study of voice and how words are said which includesfactors such as tone of voice, loudness, inflection and pitch.

DIFFERENCES

BRAZIL MALAYSIA

The speaker speak at a high

tone during conversation

Malaysian speaks in a lower

tone compared to the Brazilian

Rhythm of speech and body

gestures are faster

Rhythm of speech and body

gestures are slower


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The second division concerns body movement. This isthe typical branch most people think of when they hear

"nonverbal communication".

There are many different types of cues, which include:

Kinesics

Posture

Gesture

Haptics

Oculesics


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Oculesics is the focus on eye contact and movement.

Gazing and prolonged eye contact play vital roles in

communication - not to mention more technical eye

movements like blink rates and pupil dilation.

DIFFERENCES

BRAZIL MALAYSIAAvoiding eye contact to

show respect

Having eye contact means

respect


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Haptics is a nonverbal communication which concernstouching.

These actions include: handshakes, high fives, kissing, rubbing

shoulders and holding hands.

DIFFERENCES

BRAZIL MALAYSIA

Students greet teachers with a kiss on

both cheeks.

Students greet teachers with shake

hand (salam).


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DIFFERENCES Brazilian culture Malaysian culture

Are You an Idiot? sigh

Bullshit None

If were asked a question and

they did not know the answer

, they will flick their fingertips

under their chin.

.

If asked a question and

they do not know the

answer ,they will shake

their head


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DIFFERENCES Brazilian culture Malaysian culture

OK sign

The "O.K." sign is

considered very rude

and vulgar

The O.K. sign is

referred to

approval meaning.

Rubbing the two index fingers of

each hand together

Indicates close

friendship betweentwo people

No meaning


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SIMILARITIES

IMAGE DESCRIPTION

Thumbs up and downThumbs up means OK, cool, positive, good-luck,

thanks, you're cool, I agree. Thumbs down means

the opposite.

Shaking the head indicates disagreement or

disapproval

DRINKS Asking friends to get a drink

EXPENSIVE Saying about something that is too expensive

CRAZY Represent someone is crazy
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SIMILARITIES

IMAGE DESCRIPTION

When we thumbs up two finger, it is sign

of peace.

Corna gestures is not appropriate with

the culture of country in Brazil is referred

to cuckold (unfaithful wife)

Also carry a meaning the Satan, the

horned God


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