Language and Gesture

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511620850

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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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
pp ix-x
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Introduction
pp 1-10
- By David McNeill, Departments of Psychology and Linguistics, University of Chicago
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Part 1 - Gesture in action
pp 11-12
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1 - Pointing, gesture spaces, and mental maps
pp 13-46
- By John B. Haviland, Reed College and Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (Mexico)
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2 - Language and gesture: unity or duality?
pp 47-63
- By Adam Kendon, Philadelphia, PA
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3 - The influence of addressee location on spatial language and representational gestures of direction
pp 64-83
- By Asli Özyürek, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen
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4 - Gesture, aphasia, and interaction
pp 84-98
- By Charles Goodwin, Applied Linguistics, University of California at Los Angeles
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5 - Gestural interaction between the instructor and the learner in origami instruction
pp 99-117
- By Nobuhiro Furuyama, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
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6 - Gestures, knowledge, and the world
pp 118-138
- By Curtis LeBaron, Department of Communication, University of Colorado at Boulder, Jürgen Streeck, Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin
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Part 2 - Gesture in thought
pp 139-140
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7 - Growth points in thinking-for-speaking
pp 141-161
- By David McNeill, Departments of Psychology and Linguistics, University of Chicago, Susan D. Duncan, Departments of Psychology, University of Chicago; Laboratory for Cognitive Neuropsychology, National Yang Ming University, Taipei
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8 - How representational gestures help speaking
pp 162-185
- By Sotaro Kita, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen
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9 - Where do most spontaneous representational gestures actually occur with respect to speech?
pp 186-198
- By Shuichi Nobe, Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo
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10 - Gesture production during stuttered speech: insights into the nature of gesture–speech integration
pp 199-214
- By Rachel I. Mayberry, School of Communication Sciences & Disorders, McGill University, Joselynne Jaques, School of Communication Sciences & Disorders, McGill University
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11 - The role of gestures and other graded language forms in the grounding of reference in perception
pp 215-234
- By Elena T. Levy, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut; Haskins Laboratories, Carol A. Fowler, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut and Yale University; Haskins Laboratories
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12 - Gesture and the transition from one- to two-word speech: when hand and mouth come together
pp 235-258
- By Cynthia Butcher, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Susan Goldin-Meadow, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
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Part 3 - Modeling gesture performance
pp 259-260
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13 - Lexical gestures and lexical access: a process model
pp 261-283
- By Robert M. Krauss, Department of Psychology, Columbia University, Yihsiu Chen, Department of Psychology, Columbia University, Rebecca F. Gottesman, Department of Psychology, Columbia University
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14 - The production of gesture and speech
pp 284-311
- By Jan Peter de Ruiter, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen
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15 - Catchments and contexts: non-modular factors in speech and gesture production
pp 312-328
- By David McNeill, Departments of Psychology and Linguistics, University of Chicago
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Part 4 - From gesture to sign
pp 329-330
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16 - Blended spaces and deixis in sign language discourse
pp 331-357
- By Scott K. Liddell, American Sign Language, Linguistics, and Interpretation, Gallaudet University
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17 - Gestural precursors to linguistic constructs: how input shapes the form of language
pp 358-387
- By Jill P. Morford, Departments of Linguistics, University of New Mexico, Judy A. Kegl, Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University
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18 - Gesture to sign (language)
pp 388-399
- By William C. Stokoe, Editor, ‘Sign Language Studies’; Emeritus, Gallaudet University
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Index
pp 400-409
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgments
pp ix-x

Introduction
pp 1-10

Part 1 - Gesture in action
pp 11-12

1 - Pointing, gesture spaces, and mental maps
pp 13-46

2 - Language and gesture: unity or duality?
pp 47-63

3 - The influence of addressee location on spatial language and representational gestures of direction
pp 64-83

4 - Gesture, aphasia, and interaction
pp 84-98

5 - Gestural interaction between the instructor and the learner in origami instruction
pp 99-117

6 - Gestures, knowledge, and the world
pp 118-138

Part 2 - Gesture in thought
pp 139-140

7 - Growth points in thinking-for-speaking
pp 141-161

8 - How representational gestures help speaking
pp 162-185

9 - Where do most spontaneous representational gestures actually occur with respect to speech?
pp 186-198

10 - Gesture production during stuttered speech: insights into the nature of gesture–speech integration
pp 199-214

11 - The role of gestures and other graded language forms in the grounding of reference in perception
pp 215-234

12 - Gesture and the transition from one- to two-word speech: when hand and mouth come together
pp 235-258

Part 3 - Modeling gesture performance
pp 259-260

13 - Lexical gestures and lexical access: a process model
pp 261-283

14 - The production of gesture and speech
pp 284-311

15 - Catchments and contexts: non-modular factors in speech and gesture production
pp 312-328

Part 4 - From gesture to sign
pp 329-330

16 - Blended spaces and deixis in sign language discourse
pp 331-357

17 - Gestural precursors to linguistic constructs: how input shapes the form of language
pp 358-387

18 - Gesture to sign (language)
pp 388-399

Index
pp 400-409

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