Abstract The Gesture as Simulated Action (GSA) framework was proposed to explain how
gestures arise from embodied simulations of the motor and perceptual states that occur …

The temporal relation between beat gestures and accompanying speech is examined in two
experiments. In the first, we find that subjects are very quick to spot altered timing between …

Pedagogical agents in multimedia learning environments have frequently been designed to
produce pointing gestures (deictic) to direct spatial awareness. Although this might be …

Educators use various strategies to increase listening comprehension for nonnative English
speakers in the classroom and multimedia environments. Research on audio reduction has …

Studies of thinking-for-speaking (Slobin, 1987) and of linguistic relativity (Gumperz &
Levinson, 1996) in multilinguals have been attracting more attention (Ortega, 2015). I …

Speech disfluencies are common in spontaneous conversation. Speakers may gesture
when their speech is disfluent. Despite this, disfluencies and their co-occurring gestures are …

Hausańczycy są ludem zamieszkującym Afrykę Zachodnią, głównie północną Nigerię i
południowy Niger. Przez setki lat wypracowywali swoje własne tradycje, zwyczaje i kulturę w …

Public speaking is an important skill for a person to master if he or she wants to be an
effective communicator. Previous studies have investigated the relationship between speech …

Public speaking is an important skill for a person to master if he or she wants to be an
effective communicator. Previous studies have investigated the relationship between speech …

2.1. Aims Scientific analysis that takes into account the spherical geometry of the
phenomenon in question is becoming increasingly important in many application domains …