Gesture And The Nature Of Language
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Gesture and the Nature of Language
Author | : David F. Armstrong,William C. Stokoe,Sherman E. Wilcox |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1995-03-16 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0521467721 |
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This book proposes a radical alternative to dominant views of the evolution of language, in particular the origins of syntax. The authors draw on evidence from areas such as primatology, anthropology, and linguistics to present a groundbreaking account of the notion that language emerged through visible bodily action. Written in a clear and accessible style, Gesture and the Nature of Language will be indispensable reading for all those interested in the origins of language.
Language Gesture and Space
Author | : Karen Emmorey,Judy S. Reilly |
Publsiher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2013-06-17 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9781134779734 |
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This book brings together papers which address a range of issues regarding the nature and structure of sign languages and other gestural systems, and how they exploit the space in which they are conveyed. The chapters focus on five pertinent areas reflecting different, but related research topics: * space in language and gesture, * point of view and referential shift, * morphosyntax of verbs in ASL, * gestural systems and sign language, and * language acquisition and gesture. Sign languages and gestural systems are produced in physical space; they manipulate spatial contrasts for linguistic and communicative purposes. In addition to exploring the different functions of space, researchers discuss similarities and differences between visual-gestural systems -- established sign languages, pidgin sign language (International Sign), "homesign" systems developed by deaf children with no sign language input, novel gesture systems invented by hearing nonsigners, and the gesticulation that accompanies speech. The development of gesture and sign language in children is also examined in both hearing and deaf children, charting the emergence of gesture ("manual babbling"), its use as a prelinguistic communicative device, and its transformation into language-like systems in homesigners. Finally, theoretical linguistic accounts of the structure of sign languages are provided in chapters dealing with the analysis of referential shift, the structure of narrative, the analysis of tense and the structure of the verb phrase in American Sign Language. Taken together, the chapters in this volume present a comprehensive picture of sign language and gesture research from a group of international scholars who investigate a range of communicative systems from formal sign languages to the gesticulation that accompanies speech.
Integrating Gestures
Author | : Gale Stam,Mika Ishino |
Publsiher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 381 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9789027228451 |
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Gestures are ubiquitous and natural in our everyday life. They convey information about culture, discourse, thought, intentionality, emotion, intersubjectivity, cognition, and first and second language acquisition. Additionally, they are used by non-human primates to communicate with their peers and with humans. Consequently, the modern field of gesture studies has attracted researchers from a number of different disciplines such as anthropology, cognitive science, communication, neuroscience, psycholinguistics, primatology, psychology, robotics, sociology and semiotics. This volume presents an overview of the depth and breadth of current research in gesture. Its focus is on the interdisciplinary nature of gesture. The twenty-six chapters included in the volume are divided into six sections or themes: the nature and functions of gesture, first language development and gesture, second language effects on gesture, gesture in the classroom and in problem solving, gesture aspects of discourse and interaction, and gestural analysis of music and dance.
Language and Gesture
Author | : David McNeill |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2000-08-03 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0521777615 |
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Landmark study on the role of gestures in relation to speech and thought.
The Language of Gesture
Author | : Macdonald Critchley |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Nonverbal communication |
ISBN | : OCLC:926929691 |
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Language Gesture and Space
Author | : Karen Emmorey,Judy Reilly |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:1260238596 |
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This book brings together papers which address a range of issues regarding the nature and structure of sign languages and other gestural systems, and how they exploit the space in which they are conveyed. The chapters focus on five pertinent areas reflecting different, but related research topics: * space in language and gesture, * point of view and referential shift, * morphosyntax of verbs in ASL, * gestural systems and sign language, and * language acquisition and gesture. Sign languages and gestural systems are produced in physical space; they manipulate spatial contrasts for linguistic and communicative purposes. In addition to exploring the different functions of space, researchers discuss similarities and differences between visual-gestural systems -- established sign languages, pidgin sign language (International Sign), "homesign" systems developed by deaf children with no sign language input, novel gesture systems invented by hearing nonsigners, and the gesticulation that accompanies speech. The development of gesture and sign language in children is also examined in both hearing and deaf children, charting the emergence of gesture ("manual babbling"), its use as a prelinguistic communicative device, and its transformation into language-like systems in homesigners. Finally, theoretical linguistic accounts of the structure of sign languages are provided in chapters dealing with the analysis of referential shift, the structure of narrative, the analysis of tense and the structure of the verb phrase in American Sign Language. Taken together, the chapters in this volume present a comprehensive picture of sign language and gesture research from a group of international scholars who investigate a range of communicative systems from formal sign languages to the gesticulation that accompanies speech
The Language of Gestures
Author | : Wilhelm Wundt |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2010-10-13 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9783110808285 |
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The Gestural Origin of Language
Author | : David F. Armstrong,Sherman E. Wilcox |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2007-04-19 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9780190290016 |
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In The Gestural Origin of Language, Sherman Wilcox and David Armstrong use evidence from and about sign languages to explore the origins of language as we know it today. According to their model, it is sign, not spoken languages, that is the original mode of human communication. The authors demonstrate that modern language is derived from practical actions and gestures that were increasingly recognized as having the potential to represent, and hence to communicate. In other words, the fundamental ability that allows us to use language is our ability to use pictures or icons, rather than linguistic symbols. Evidence from the human fossil record supports the authors' claim by showing that we were anatomically able to produce gestures and signs before we were able to speak fluently. Although speech evolved later as a secondary linguistic communication device that eventually replaced sign language as the primary mode of communication, speech has never entirely replaced signs and gestures. As the first comprehensive attempt to trace the origin of grammar to gesture, this volume will be an invaluable resource for students and professionals in psychology, linguistics, and philosophy.