Integrating Gestures The interdisciplinary nature of gesture
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After decades of methodological self-reflection, the field of gesture studies has now reached a stage which allows steady accumulation of empirically based knowledge. The present volume gives an impressive survey of the kinds and functions of gestures occurring in humans and other primates and introduces the reader into the leading paradigms of contemporary gesture research. The contributors include prominent gesture researchers as well as promising young professionals with an interdisciplinary background and exemplify the successful international cooperation taking place in this fascinating field. The volume is of particular value for readers interested in first and second language development, social cognition, and problem-solving by means of gestures.
- Roland Posner, Honorary President of the International Association for Semiotic Studies IASS, Berlin Institute of Technology,
This outstanding volume presents a vast overview of contemporary research on gesture, covering multiple disciplines and different theoretical and methodological perspectives. It demonstrates the breadth and sophistication of studies that examine visible bodily actions and their intricate relationship to communication and cognition. A treasure trove of observations concerning forms and functions of gestures, their role in development, interaction, problem-solving, and even music-making, it's a volume to return to again and again. Essential reading for all interested in the nature and function of gestures!
- Marianne Gullberg, Lund University,
This collection both advances knowledge of each of these individual themes, and highlights an<br />integrative agenda for future research.
- Amelia Yeo and Martha W. Alibali, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Applied Linguistics Vol. 35:3 (2014), pp. 357-364,
The study of gesture as a phenomenon has been the focus of much work, but as <i>Integrating Gestures</i> shows so well, the study of gesture has implications for a wider range of fields, including conversation analysis, child language acquisition, cognitive linguistics and semantics, than just the study of gesture in and of itself. [...] This collection of papers is a wonderful celebration of the heterogeneous nature of research currently being undertaken on gesture.
- Lauren Gawne, School of Languages and Linguistics, The University of Melbourne, on Linguist List; Vol. 23-23.390, dated 24/01/2012,
<i>Integrating Gestures</i> shows us the great strides that gesture researchers have made in recent years, exploring the most diverse realms of human interaction and social and cognitive life. Gesture, perhaps our most ancient means of making sense together, has lost neither its appeal nor its relevance in this age of new media.
- Jürgen Streeck, The University of Texas at Austin,
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