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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. Many of the chapters adduce evidence for McNeill's claim that gestures can serve as a window onto the speaker's mind. Chapters in the second section, Environmental Context and Sociality, emphasize the interpersonal plane and exemplify McNeill's focus on how moment-to-moment language use is determined by contextual factors. The final section of the volume, Atypical Minds and Bodies, concerns lessons to be learned from studies of aphasic patients, autistic children, and artificial humans.

Table of Contents:
1. I. Introduction; 2. 1 Introduction: The Dynamic Dimension of Language (by Levy, Elena T.); 3. 2 On the Origins of Modern Gesture Studies (by Kendon, Adam); 4. II. Language and Cognition; 5. 3 Gesture with Speech and Without it (by Goldin-Meadow, Susan); 6. 4 From Gestures to Signs in the Acquisition of Sign Language (by Hoiting, Nini); 7. 5 How does Spoken Language Shape Iconic Gestures? (by Kita, Sotaro); 8. 6 Forgetful or Strategic? The Mystery of the Systematic Avoidance of Reference in the Cartoon Story Narrative (by Furuyama, Nobuhiro); 9. 7 Metagesture: An Analysis of Theoretical Discourse about Multimodal Language (by Parrill, Fey); 10. 8 Potential Cognitive Universals: Evidence from Head Movements in Turkana (by McClave, Evelyn); 11. 9 Blending in Deception: Tracing Output Back to its Source (by Franklin, Amy); 12. 10 A Dynamic View of Metaphor, Gesture and Thought (by Muller, Cornelia); 13. 11 Second Language Acquisition from a McNeillian Perspective (by Stam, Gale); 14. III. Environmental Context and Sociality; 15. 12 Face-to-face Dialogue as a Micro-social Context: The Example of Motor Mimicry (by Bavelas, Janet); 16. 13 Master Speakers, Master Gesturers: A String Quarter Master Class (by Haviland, John B.); 17. 14 Constructing Spatial Conceptualizations from Limited Input: Evidence from Norwegian Sign Language (by Liddell, Scott K.); 18. 15 Environmentally Coupled Gestures (by Goodwin, Charles); 19. 16 Indexing Locations in Gesture: Recalled Stimulus Image and Interspeaker Coordination as Factors Influencing Gesture Form (by Kimbara, Irene); 20. 17 The Role of Iconic Gesture in Semantic Communication and its Theoretical and Practical Implications (by Beattie, Geoffrey); 21. 18 Intersubjectivity in Gestures: The Speaker's Perspective toward the Addressee (by Ishino, Mika); 22. 19 An Integrated Approach to the Study of Convention, Conflict, and Compliance in Interaction (by Duncan, Starkey); 23. IV. Atypical Minds and Bodies; 24. 20 Discourse Focus, Gesture, and Disfluent Aphasia (by Duncan, Susan D.); 25. 21 The Construction of a Temporally Coherent Narrative by an Autistic Adolescent: Co-contributions of Speech, Enactment and Gesture (by Levy, Elena T.); 26. 22 The Body in Communication: Lessons from the Near-Human (by Cassell, Justine); 27. Index

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[...] anyone currently in the field of cognitive science or considering entering the field will find the book valuable. [...] For those of you who enjoy thinking about language and enjoy thinking about thinking, you may find this a pleasurable and enduring consequence of having read the book. I would recommend the book to students and other scholars who want to become acquainted with the research done on the relationship between gesture and language. [...] The book also raises big issues that are important for understanding grammar (syntax, pragmatics and semantics). It opens up new horizons for linguistic research by challenging and renegotiating many generally held assumptions about the nature of language.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789027228413
  • Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
  • Publisher Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co
  • Height: 245 mm
  • No of Pages: 334
  • Series Title: 1 Gesture Studies
  • Weight: 750 gr
  • ISBN-10: 9027228418
  • Publisher Date: 06 Jun 2007
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 334
  • Sub Title: Essays in honor of David McNeill
  • Width: 164 mm


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