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chronemics  

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  • Chronemics is the study of the concepts and processes of human temporality, or connections with time, as they are bound to human communication interactions. Chronemics concerns the study and uses of various kinds of objective time involved in our daily timing and habits associated with our formal and informal obligations. [Source: Encyclopedia of Communication Theory; Chronemics]

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