Why Gesture?
How the hands function in speaking, thinking and communicating
Published on 26. April 2017
Book
Hardback
433 pages
978-90-272-2849-9 (ISBN)
Description
Co-speech gestures are ubiquitous: when people speak, they almost always produce gestures. Gestures reflect content in the mind of the speaker, often under the radar and frequently using rich mental images that complement speech. What are gestures doing? Why do we use them? This book is the first to systematically explore the functions of gesture in speaking, thinking, and communicating - focusing on the variety of purposes served for the gesturer as well as for the viewer of gestures. Chapters in this edited volume present a range of diverse perspectives (including neural, cognitive, social, developmental and educational), consider gestural behavior in multiple contexts (conversation, narration, persuasion, intervention, and instruction), and utilize an array of methodological approaches (including both naturalistic and experimental). The book demonstrates that gesture influences how humans develop ideas, express and share those ideas to create community, and engineer innovative solutions to problems.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
930 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-2849-9 (9789027228499)
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04/2017
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Content
1. Introduction; 2. Chapter 1. Understanding gesture: Description, mechanism and function (by Kelly, Spencer D.); 3. Section 1. The function of gesture production for language; 4. Chapter 2. Representational gestures help speakers package information for speaking (by Alibali, Martha W.); 5. Chapter 3. Function and processing of gesture in the context of language (by Ozyurek, Asli); 6. Chapter 4. The asymmetric redundancy of gesture and speech (by Ruiter, J.P. de); 7. Chapter 5. Gesture-speech unity: What it is, where it came from (by McNeill, David); 8. Chapter 5 Supplement. Exchange on gesture-speech unity: What it is, where it came from (by Lopez-Ozieblo, Renia); 9. Section 2. The function of gesture for cognition and social interaction; 10. Chapter 6. The function of gesture in learning and memory (by Cook, Susan); 11. Chapter 7. Gestures highlight perceptual-motor representations in thinking (by Hostetter, Autumn B.); 12. Chapter 8. One function of gesture is to make new ideas: The action-cognition transduction hypothesis (by Nathan, Mitchell J.); 13. Chapter 9. Gesture in socio-moral reasoning (by Beaudoin-Ryan, Leanne); 14. Chapter 10. Multi-modal communication of common ground: A review of social functions (by Holler, Judith); 15. Part 2. The function of gesture comprehension; 16. Chapter 11. Exploring the boundaries of gesture-speech integration during language comprehension (by Kelly, Spencer D.); 17. Chapter 12. Computational gesture research: Studying the functions of gesture in human-agent interaction (by Kopp, Stefan); 18. Chapter 13. Making and breaking common ground: How teachers use gesture to foster learning in the classroom (by Nathan, Mitchell J.); 19. Chapter 14. The function of gesture in mathematical and scientific discourse in the classroom (by Singer, Melissa); 20. Chapter 15. Gesture's role in learning interactions: A focus on clinical populations (by LeBarton, Eve S.); 21. Chapter 16. The sound of silence: The functions of gestures in pauses in native and non-native interaction (by Stam, Gale); 22. Part 3. Why gesture?: Some theoretical implications; 23. Chapter 17. Understanding gesture as representational action: A functional account of how action and gesture differ with respect to thinking and learning (by Novack, Miriam A.); 24. Chapter 18. So how does gesture function in speaking, communication, and thinking? (by Church, R. Breckinridge); 25. Author index; 26. Subject index