The Non-verbal Communication of Mr. Bean in Mr. Bean's Holiday: A Semantic Study

This study tackles the nonverbal communication from a semantic point of view. Nonverbal communication, in general, refers to the process of conveying messages, emotions, or information without the use of spoken or written words. It includes a wide range of behaviors and cues that people use to express themselves and interpret others. Nonverbal communication often complements verbal communication but can also stand alone in certain contexts. In this study, the researcher chooses 'Mr.Bean's Holiday' movie to be investigated with reference to the nonverbal communication. By the conclusion of the investigation, the investigator provides a response to the subsequent queries; what are the main types of 'nonverbal communication' used in Mr. Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)?, what are the main functions behind using 'nonverbal communication by the speaker?, and how does 'nonverbal communication' differ from spoken language? The researcher aims at the following: specifying semantically the main types of 'nonverbal communication' used in Mr. Bean's Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), explaining the influence of using 'nonverbal communication' in expressing the speaker's wished-for purposes, and finding out the differences and similarities between 'nonverbal communication' and spoken language.. The researcher hypothesizes that: semantically, many forms of 'nonverbal communication' such as paralinguistic, body language and posture, proxemics, and haptic is used in the movie, by using the 'nonverbal communication', the speaker conveys his/her attitude, offers support, indicates a desire action, and other communication purposes, and the usage of 'nonverbal communication' does not work in a different way from 'verbal communication'. The researcher adopts a model to analyze the short story. The model is: Mehrabian's (1971). At the end, the study show that Mr. Bean makes use of the 'nonverbal communication' in his movie to achieve some wished-for purposes.