Why We Gesture: The Surprising Role of Hand Movements in Communication

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Gestures are fundamental to the way we communicate, yet our understanding of this communicative impulse is clouded by a number of ingrained assumptions. Are gestures merely ornamentation to speech? Are they simply an 'add-on' to spoken language? Why do we gesture? These and other questions are addressed in this fascinating book. McNeill explains that the common view of language and gesture as separate entities is misinformed: language is inseparable...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1316502368

ISBN13:9781316502365

Release Date:December 2015

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:221 Pages

Weight:0.78 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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Language Arts

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