Why gesture? :: how the hands function in speaking, thinking and communicating /

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.

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Other Authors: Church, R. Breckinridge (Editor), Alibali, Martha Wagner (Editor), Kelly, Spencer D. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2017]
Series:Gesture studies ; Volume 7.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027265777
9027265771
ISSN:1874-6829 ;

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