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ERIC ED429324: Defining Traditional Forms of Communication in Nigerian Culture within the Context of Nonverbal Communication.

Drum language, gong language, masquerades, and puppet theater, the traditional forms of communication found in Nigerian culture, reflect tensions that exist between oral and literate cultures. Drum language ranges from simple signals to elaborately coded messages and is learned through both formal and informal educational processes. Formal training for drum language is conducted at various levels. Since there is no direct correlation between the sounds created by the drum and specific letters of the alphabet, it is by definition a form of nonverbal communication. Gong language, as a form of dr…