Anthropology Quote by Ray Birdwhistell

“Man is a multi-sensorial being. Occasionally he verbalizes … and we must seriously examine the implications of the fact that man does not communicate by word alone.” quote by Ray Birdwhistell — Download Open image

“Man is a multi-sensorial being. Occasionally he verbalizes … and we must seriously examine the implications of the fact that man does not communicate by word alone.”

Ray Birdwhistell

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