Do language abilities develop in isolation? Are they mediated by a unique neural substrate,
a “mental organ” devoted exclusively to language? Or is language built upon more general …

The goal of the article is to offer a framework against which relations between gesture and
sign can be systematically explored beyond the current literature. It does so by (a) …

Gestures and speech interact. They are linked in language production and perception, with
their interaction contributing to felicitous communication. The multifaceted nature of these …

Our ability to acknowledge and recognise our own identity-our'self'-is a characteristic
doubtless unique to humans. Where does this feeling come from? How does the …

Body-language-communication Body Language Communication HSK 38.2 Page 2 Handbücher
zur Sprach-und Kommunikationswissenscha t Handbooks o Linguistics and Communication …

Gestures are central to human cognition and constitute a pervasive element of human
communication across cultures; even congenitally blind individuals use gestures when they …

The work activity of small groups of three to four people was videotaped and analysed in
order to understand collaborative work and to guide the development of tools to support it …

McNeill (1985) claimed that speech and its accompanying gestures “share a common
computational stage” that is located early in the speech production process. This position …

Seventeen Ss were videotaped as they provided narrative descriptions of 13 photographs.
Judgments from 129 naive untrained Ss were used to isolate 60 speech-related gestures …

It is not uncommon to search for a particular type of book, only to discover that you will have
to write it yourself. The idea of this book emanates from a conversation with a representative …