This article explores the linguopragmatic mechanisms behind number-based nonverbal signs in languages belonging to different structural systems. Unlike traditional studies that treat numbers primarily as linguistic or mathematical units, this research investigates their semiotic, cultural, pragmatic and digital communicative roles. Drawing on multimodal discourse data from Uzbek, English, Russian and Turkish, the study reveals that numeric gestures and symbolic number codes constitute a complex semiotic layer that shapes interpersonal interaction, cultural symbolism and online communication practices. A new explanatory model is proposed to account for the multifunctionality of numeric nonverbal signs in contemporary multimodal communication.

Number-based signs, nonverbal communication, semiotics, linguopragmatics

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