Characteristics of verbal and nonverbal communication among Arab youth in social media, Facebook as an example

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to identify the characteristics of verbal and
non-verbal communication among Arab youth in the social media through
Facebook especially, and knowing the impact of these characteristics on
the use of Arabic language by the Arab youth.
We have divided this paper into three main points; the first deals with
the notions of verbal and non-verbal communication now and in the past.
In the second one, we demonstrate the characteristics of verbal communication among the Arab youth through Facebook, by presenting a set of
communication models realized among various youth groups. In the third
point we highlight the characteristics of non-verbal communication among
the Arab youth in Facebook, based on an illustrative table that includes the
most important forms of non-verbal communication. We then conclude by
important results with some recommendations.