Head shakes: Variation in form, function, and cultural distribution of a head movement related to “no”
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This chapter documents a gesture that appears to be universal yet culturally marked,
integrated with language yet also independent Ϫ the head shake. After summarizing the
debate about the cultural distribution of head shakes, I focus on the variations in form and
function that head shaking exhibits, and then I use English as a case study to describe how
the head shake relates to verbal negation (primarily in spoken language but also in signed
language).
integrated with language yet also independent Ϫ the head shake. After summarizing the
debate about the cultural distribution of head shakes, I focus on the variations in form and
function that head shaking exhibits, and then I use English as a case study to describe how
the head shake relates to verbal negation (primarily in spoken language but also in signed
language).
Abstract
This chapter documents a gesture that appears to be universal yet culturally marked, integrated with language yet also independent Ϫ the head shake. After summarizing the debate about the cultural distribution of head shakes, I focus on the variations in form and function that head shaking exhibits, and then I use English as a case study to describe how the head shake relates to verbal negation (primarily in spoken language but also in signed language).
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