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Recurrent gestures of Hausa speakers / by Izabela Will.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Will, Izabela, author.
- Series:
- Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture ; v. 30.
- Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture ; volume 30
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Speech and gesture--Africa, West.
- Speech and gesture.
- Hausa language--Social aspects.
- Hausa language.
- Nonverbal communication--Africa, West.
- Nonverbal communication.
- Social aspects.
- West Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 297 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Function, Meaning and Form of Gestures
- Gestures, Language and Cognition
- Hausa Culture, Society and Conceptualization of the World Exposed in Gestures
- The "Two-Finger Tap" Gesture
- Grasping Power-the "Holding" Gesture
- The "Washing" Gesture-a Member of the Family of "Away" Gestures
- The "Shaking" Gesture and the Process of Schematization
- The "Snapping" Gesture, the Audible Gestures and the Sounds Accompanying Gestures
- Form and Meaning of Recurrent Gestures and Their Link to Speech.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Will, Izabela. Recurrent gestures of Hausa speakers
- ISBN:
- 9789004449794
- 9004449795
- Publisher Number:
- 40030926954
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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