Abstract

The article provides information about paralinguistics and its role in society, which has attracted the attention of modern linguistics. Body movements, facial expressions, and gestures, which are part of paralinguistic tools, are important in providing national, regional, and social information about the addressee. The article also reveals such features of nonverbal means. In particular, the Uzbek people's dialogue provides detailed information on the use of paralinguistic means. Hand gestures play an important role in transmitting information and expressing one's attitude to it. This article also describes the role and meaning of hand gestures in the dialogue of the Uzbek people through fragments of works of art.