Gesture and thought:

"Gesture and Thought expands on McNeill's acclaimed classic Hand and Mind. While that earlier work demonstrated what gestures reveal about thought, here gestures are shown to be active participants in both speaking and thinking. Expanding on an approach introduced by Lev Vygotsky in the 19...

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Main Author: McNeill, David 1933- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago Univ. of Chicago Press 2005
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Summary:"Gesture and Thought expands on McNeill's acclaimed classic Hand and Mind. While that earlier work demonstrated what gestures reveal about thought, here gestures are shown to be active participants in both speaking and thinking. Expanding on an approach introduced by Lev Vygotsky in the 1930s, McNeill posits that gestures are key ingredients in an "imagery-language dialectic" that fuels both speech and thought. Gestures are both the "imagery" and components of "language." The smallest element of this dialectic is the "growth point," an "idea unit" of an utterance at its beginning psychological stage. Utilizing several innovative experiments he created and administered with subjects spanning several different age, gender, language, and neurological groups. McNeill's shows how growth points organize themselves into utterances and extend to discourse at the moment of speaking."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XII, 318 S. Ill., graph. Darst. 24 cm
ISBN:0226514625
9780226514628
9780226514635
0226514633