Nonverbal communication serves as a fundamental medium through which cultural identity is embodied, transmitted, and interpreted. This study explores the linguocultural mechanisms underlying nonverbal expressions as carriers of national identity. Drawing on theoretical insights from ethnopsycholinguistics and linguoculturology, the paper proposes a systematic analytical framework for decoding embodied cultural meanings embedded in gestures, facial expressions, and bodily codes. The research integrates conceptual models of cultural codes, stereotype formation, and pragmatic communication to examine how nonverbal signs function as culturally encoded semiotic systems. The study identifies key patterns in the construction and interpretation of national identity through nonverbal means and highlights the role of cultural cognition in shaping communicative practices. Findings demonstrate that nonverbal representations are not merely auxiliary to verbal discourse but operate as independent carriers of culturally specific knowledge structures. The research contributes to linguocultural theory by offering a structured methodological approach for analyzing embodied cultural signs and underscores the implications for intercultural communication, discourse analysis, and semiotics.
Decoding Cultural Embodiment: A Systematic Linguocultural Approach to Nonverbal Expressions of National Identity
Keywords:
Linguoculturology
Nonverbal Communication
National Identity