Integrating gestures the interdisciplinary nature of gesture

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...

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Other Authors: Stam, Gale (Editor), Ishino, Mika (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co 2011.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Gesture studies ; v. 4.
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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
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (380 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781283158343
9786613158345
9789027287205