Visible movements of the orofacial area
Evidence for gestural or multimodal theories of language evolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5849578 |
|---|---|
| Authors | ławomir Wacewicz (0000-0003-1488-6220, Nicolaus Copernicus University), Przemysław Żywiczyński (0000-0002-0267-3845, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University), Szymon Orzechowski (0000-0002-5710-8114, Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 250-282 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gesture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1568-1475 • E-ISSN: 1569-9773 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/gest.15.2.05wac |
| OpenAlex | W2492708421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 161 |
The age-old debate between the proponents of the gesture-first and speech-first positions has returned to occupy a central place in current language evolution theorizing. The gestural scenarios, suffering from the problem known as "modality transition" (why a gestural system would have changed into a predominantly spoken system), frequently appeal to the gestures of the orofacial area as a platform for this putative transition. Here, we review currently available evidence on the significance of the orofacial area in language evolution. While our review offers some support for orofacial movements as an evolutionary "bridge" between manual gesture and speech, we see the evidence as far more consistent with a multimodal approach. We also suggest that, more generally, the "gestural versus spoken" formulation is limiting and would be better expressed in terms of the relative input and interplay of the visual and vocal-auditory sensory modalities
Limiting · Modalities · Modality (human–computer interaction · Spoken language · Stimulus modality · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Multisensory perception and integration
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |