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 …

The integration of gesture with speech production is described, and the various ways in
which—in conversational settings—gesture functions in relation to spoken discourse are …

Many nonverbal behaviors—smiling, blushing, shrugging—reveal our emotions. One
nonverbal behavior, gesturing, exposes our thoughts. This book explores how we move our …

This landmark study examines the role of gestures in relation to speech and thought.
Leading scholars, including psychologists, linguists and anthropologists, offer state-of-the …

Why is it that people cannot keep their hands still when they talk? One reason may be that
gesturing actually lightens cognitive load while a person is thinking of what to say. We asked …

The gestures children spontaneously produce when explaining a task predict whether they
will subsequently learn that task. Why? Gesture might simply reflect a child's readiness to …

This book proposes a radical alternative to dominant views of the evolution of language, in
particular the origins of syntax. The authors draw on evidence from areas such as …

In a within-subjects design that varied whether speakers were allowed to gesture and the
difficulty of lexical access, speakers were videotaped as they described animated action …

People use gestures when they talk, but is this behaviour learned from watching others
move their hands when talking? Individuals who are blind from birth never see such …

Publisher Summary This chapter explores how gestures contribute to comprehension, how
gesturing affect speech and what can be learned from studying conversational gestures. The …