When people talk, they gesture. Gesture is a fundamental component of language that
contributes meaningful and unique information to a spoken message and reflects the …

Spontaneous gestures that accompany speech are related to both verbal and spatial
processes. We argue that gestures emerge from perceptual and motor simulations that …

Content analysis is one of the most important but complex research methodologies in the
social sciences. In this thoroughly updated Second Edition of The Content Analysis …

Established as the foremost textbook on communication, the seventh edition of Owen
Hargie's Skilled Interpersonal Communication is thoroughly revised and updated with the …

The strong predominance of right-handedness appears to be a uniquely human
characteristic, whereas the left-cerebral dominance for vocalization occurs in many species …

Do speakers gesture to benefit their listeners? This study examined whether speakers use
gestures differently when those gestures have the potential to communicate and when they …

Speakers use spontaneous hand gestures as they speak and think. These gestures serve
many functions for speakers who produce them as well as for listeners who observe them …

Do hand gestures play a role in spatial cognition? This paper reviews literature addressing
the roles of gestures in (1) expressing spatial information,(2) communicating about spatial …

People spontaneously produce gestures during speaking and thinking. The authors focus
here on gestures that depict or indicate information related to the contents of concurrent …

Do gestures merely reflect problem-solving processes, or do they play a functional role in
problem solving? We hypothesized that gestures highlight and structure perceptual-motor …