nonvocal

nonvocal

(ˌnɒnˈvəʊkəl)
adj
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (of a person) not voicing an opinion; (of an opinion) unspoken
2. (Music, other) not involving the voice; (of music) instrumental; (of acting) silent, mime
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Studies conducted with adults with disabilities have primarily targeted maladaptive behavior, including stereotypy (e.g., Dib & Sturmey, 2007) and communication skills, such as vocal and nonvocal conversation skills (e.g., Nuernberger, Ringdahl, Vargo, Crumpecker, & Gunnarsson, 2013).
Symptoms that arise from nonvocal causes (such as medication) must be addressed as part of the holistic treatment plan.
Clearly, silence behavior is not an unintentional nonvocal behavior of an individual who truly does not have opinions or suggestions that must be expressed (Van Dyne et al., 2003), but an intentional behavior of the individual withholding information, doubts, and so on to sabotage the interests of the organization and its members.
Using standard CA conventions, the videorecorded interactions were transcribed to capture talk as well as nonvocal features such as gestures and other body movements, (see Table 2 for transcription symbols used).
"(It) shows that there is more to animal communication than we thought, specifically that social cognition influences - vocal and nonvocal behaviour," Crockford said.
Items that failed to achieve a loading of at least this magnitude on any factor were noted as nonvocal. The 5-factor IPF solution yielded 12 nonvocal items and 3 closely bivocal items; the 4-factor MLF yielded 14 nonvocal items and 1 closely bivocal item; and the 4-factor PAF yielded 10 nonvocal items and 1 closely bivocal item (see Tables 4-6 for details).
It's tempting to say that in his nonvocal compositions, Carter gives up melody for talk.
In dogs, almost half of the analogous areas respond more strongly to nonvocal environmental sounds.
Other responses Nonvocal responses directed to the child or caregiver, such as pointing, gesturing, approaching, and smiling at the speaker during the emission of verbal responses.