Gesture and the dynamic dimension of language :: essays in honor of David McNeill /

Each of the 21 chapters in this volume reflects a view of language as a dynamic phenomenon with emergent structure, and in each, gesture is approached as part of language, not an adjunct to it. In this, all of the authors have been influenced by David McNeill's methods for studying natural disc...

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Weitere Verfasser: McNeill, David, 1933-, Duncan, Susan D., Cassell, Justine, 1960-, Levy, Elena Terry, 1952-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2007.
Schriftenreihe:Gesture studies ; v. 1.
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Zusammenfassung:Each of the 21 chapters in this volume reflects a view of language as a dynamic phenomenon with emergent structure, and in each, gesture is approached as part of language, not an adjunct to it. In this, all of the authors have been influenced by David McNeill's methods for studying natural discourse and by his theory of the human capacity for language. The introductory chapter by Adam Kendon contextualizes McNeill's research paradigm within a history of earlier gesture studies. Chapters in the first section, Language and Cognition, emphasize what McNeill refers to as the intrapersonal plane. M.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027292506
9027292507
9027228418
9789027228413