Synopses & Reviews
This landmark study examines the role of gestures in relation to speech and thought. Leading scholars, including psychologists, linguists and anthropologists, offer state-of-the-art analyses to demonstrate that gestures are not merely an embellishment of speech but are integral parts of language itself. The volume contributes to a rapidly growing field of study, offering a wide range of theoretical perspectives. It has strong cross-linguistic and cross-cultural components, examining gestures by speakers of Mayan, Australian, East Asian, as well as English and European languages.
Table of Contents
Introduction David McNeill; Part I. Gesture in Action: 1. Pointing, gesture spaces, and mental maps John Haviland; 2. Language and gesture: Unity or duality? Adam Kendon; 3. Verbal and gestural expressions of space in socio-spatial context: The integration of space, spatial modality and spatial context Asli Özyürek; 4. Gestures that count Charles Goodwin; 5. Gestural interaction between the instructor and the learner in origami instruction Nobuhiro Furuyama; 6. Gestures, knowledge, and the world Curtis Le Baron and Jurgen Streeck; Part II. Gesture in