num_pages: 412
description: Gesture, or visible bodily action intimately involved in the activity of speaking, has long fascinated scholars and laymen alike. Written by a leading authority on the subject, this book draws on the analysis of everyday conversations to demonstrate the varied role of gestures in the construction of utterances. Publication of this definitive account of the topic marks a major development in semiotics as well as in the emerging field of gesture studies.
language: English
title: Gesture: Visible Action as Utterance
titlecomplete: Gesture: Visible Action as Utterance
genres: Linguistics
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Cambridge University Press