Language and Gesture

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23399298
EditoresDavid Mcneill (0000-0002-6892-5902)
Año2000
Fecha de publicación2000-08-03
Open AccessSí
TipoBOOK
RevistaLanguage and Gesture (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511620850
OpenAlexW341184420
Open LibraryOL34437290M
ISBN9780511620850
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas168

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. Language and Gesture offers a wide range of theoretical approaches, with emphasis not simply on behavioural descriptions but also on the underlying processes. The book has strong cross-linguistic and cross-cultural components, examining gestures by speakers of Mayan, Australian, East Asian as well as English and other European languages. The content is diverse including chapters on gestures during aphasia and severe stuttering, the first emergence of speech-gesture combinations of children, and a section on sign language. In a rapidly growing field of study this volume opens up the agenda for research into a new approach to understanding language, thought and society.

American Sign Language · Aphasia · Cognitive psychology · Embodied cognition · Gesture · Linguistics · Relation (database) · Sign (mathematics) · Sign language · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Psychology