num_pages: 420
description: 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. The volume contributes to a rapidly growing field of study, offering a wide range of theoretical perspectives. It has strong cross-linguistic and cross-cultural components, examining gestures by speakers of Mayan, Australian, East Asian, as well as English and European languages.
language: English
title: Language and Gesture
titlecomplete: Language and Gesture (Language Culture and Cognition, Series Number 2)
genres: Linguistics
ratings_count: 7
series: Language Culture and Cognition
publisher: Cambridge University Press