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

By David McNeill

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2016
ISBN
1107137187, 9781107137189
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5631360 bytes)
Pages
221\225
Time added
2018-04-09 11:37:51
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Description

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 from gesture. There is gesture-speech unity. Containing over 100 illustrations, Why We Gesture provides visual evidence to support the book's central argument that gestures orchestrate speech. This compelling book will be welcomed by students and researchers working in linguistics, psychology and communication.

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