Use and Function of Gestures in Persuasive Business Communication: A Contrastive Study between Spanish and English

This study sheds light on the types and frequencies of kinesic signs used in business pitches by entrepreneurs in Spanish and English, as well as the functions these nonverbal signs fulfil to contribute to the persuasiveness of their presentations. The corpus consists of 20 pitches (10 in each langu...

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Published in:Languages
Main Authors: Ana M. Cestero Mancera, Mercedes Díez-Prados
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/9/4/145