Language and Gesture by David Mcneill

Language and Gesture by David Mcneill

This landmark study examines the role of gestures in relation to speech and thought. Leading scholars, including psychologists, linguists and anthropologists, offer state-of-the-art analyses to demonstrate that gestures are not merely an embellishment of speech but are integral parts of language itself. Language and Gesture offers a wide range of theoretical approaches, with emphasis not simply on behavioural descriptions but also on the underlying processes. The book has strong cross-linguistic and cross-cultural components, examining gestures by speakers of Mayan, Australian, East Asian as well as English and other European languages. The content is diverse including chapters on gestures during aphasia and severe stuttering, the first emergence of speech-gesture combinations of children, and a section on sign language. In a rapidly growing field of study this volume opens up the agenda for research into a new approach to understanding language, thought and society.

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ISBN 13	9780521777612
ISBN 10	0521777615
Titre	Language and Gesture
Auteur	David Mcneill
Série	Language Culture And Cognition
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Cambridge University Press
Année de publication	2000-08-03
Nombre de pages	420
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