Narrative development as symbol formation
Gestures, imagery and the emergence of cohesion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7739770 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elena T Levy (University of Connecticut, CT, USA, corresponding author), David Mcneill (0000-0002-6892-5902, University of Chicago, IL, USA) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 548-569 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture & Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-067X • E-ISSN: 1461-7056 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354067x13500328 |
| OpenAlex | W2034175525 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 22 |
We extend Werner and Kaplan’s (1963) account of early language development as symbol formation to the development of cohesion in young children’s narratives. We propose that the development of cohesion relies on imagistic gestures, specifically on gestural catchments – series of gestures (not necessarily continuous) with recurring features that embody discourse themes. Our argument is supported by the narratives of a child recorded and transcribed by Forrester (2002, 2008), and available on Child Language Data Exchange System (CHILDES). From ages 1;5 to 2;9 we find three periods of changing relationships between speech and gesture – in the first, gestures helping to create simple referring-and-predicating constructions, and in the last marking what is newsworthy relative to what has come before. The period between is a time of transition from gestures in an extralinguistic to an intralinguistic function. We examine this change in the context of Werner and Kaplan’s (1963) shift from parataxis to hypotaxis, and with respect to the semiotics of symbol formation – a shift from a single to a dual semiotic
Argument (complex analysis · Cohesion (chemistry · Context (archaeology · Deixis · Gesture · Linguistics · Narrative · Semiotics · Symbol (formal · Transition (genetics · Communication · Hearing Impairment and Communication · History · Language Development and Disorders · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Psychology
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Meaning making in motion
The role of distancing in Werner and Kaplan’s account of symbol formation and beyond
Forms and Functions of Gestures in Preverbal 12‐ to 15‐Months Old Infants
Gesture and Thought
Cohesion in English
The Symbolic Species
From action to language through gesture
Gestures and words during the transition to two-word speech
The Roots of Coherence in Discourse
A Social-Pragmatic Account of the Development of Planned Discourse
Symbol Formation
Meaning making in motion
The spiral
Gesture and speech
From action to language through gesture
Pre-construction of third-person elicited narratives
The Emergence of Self-Repair
Cohesion and gesture
Gestures and some key issues in the study of language development
Appropriating Cultural Conceptions of Childhood
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,54 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |