Integrating gestures : the interdisciplinary nature of gesture / edited by Gale Stam, Mika Ishino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stam, Gale, Editor.

Contributor:

Stam, Gale.

Ishino, Mika.

Series:

Gesture studies ; v. 4.

Gesture studies, 1874-6829 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Gesture.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gestures are ubiquitous and natural in our everyday life. They convey information about culture, discourse, thought, intentionality, emotion, intersubjectivity, cognition, and first and second language acquisition. Additionally, they are used by non-human primates to communicate with their peers and with humans. Consequently, the modern field of gesture studies has attracted researchers from a number of different disciplines such as anthropology, cognitive science, communication, neuroscience, psycholinguistics, primatology, psychology, robotics, sociology and semiotics. This volume presents a

Contents:

pt. 1. Nature and functions of gestures

pt. 2. First language development and gesture

pt. 3. Second language effects on gesture

pt. 4. Gesture in the classroom and in problem-solving

pt. 5. Gesture aspects of discourse and interaction

pt. 6. Gestural analysis of music and dance.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

CC BY-NC-ND

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ISBN:

9786613158345

9781283158343

1283158345

9789027287205

9027287201

OCLC:

742616497

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access