We present a novel vision-based voice activity detection (VAD) method that relies only on
automatic upper body motion (UBM) analysis. Traditionally, VAD is performed using audio …

In an attempt to explore the relationships between words and gestures in comics, the terms
'gesticulary','ingesticulatory'and 'pergesticulary act'are proposed and employed. A study is …

The present work examines how speech and gesture together contribute to create meaning
in discourse in both first and second language settings. As any observer will confirm, the …

The communication abilities of children of differing ages (4‐6‐, and 11 years) were
compared. The children performed two communication tasks and were interviewed in both …

This study examined the effects of hand gestures as cues for recall of 40 previously
described abstract and concrete words. Participants were either self-cued (SC) with their …

Background: The assessment and rehabilitation of acquired neurogenic communication
disorders rarely involves a systematic analysis of gesture use. The right cerebral …

Résumé Le comportement est un concept très usité dans le monde scientifique sans être
pour autant bien défini. Son importance a varié au cours de l'histoire de la psychologie …

Everyone knows that verbal and nonverbal cues fit together into integrated messages like
interlocking pieces of a puzzle, but nobody really knows how. It is one of the most …

Iconic gestures occur during continuous speech and show in their form a meaning related to
the meaning articulated in speech. In most cases the related speech unit is a word, called …

When people talk, they move their hands to enhance meaning. Using accelerometry, we
measured whether people spontaneously use their artificial limbs (prostheses) to gesture …