Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 224 Seiten
Reihe: Emerging Communication: Studies on New Technologies and Practices in Communication
Language in Action
Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 224 Seiten
Reihe: Emerging Communication: Studies on New Technologies and Practices in Communication
ISBN: 978-1-60750-975-2
Verlag: IOS Press
This book exploits a number of methodological instruments from the study of linguistics to restore gesture to its original position of importance within the field. The data presented here are analyzed as pieces of information that describe behavior, but which are also an integral part of the more complex phenomenon of human communication.
Evidence is provided by means of experiments on hearing and deaf subjects, in addition to a review of the major findings about the use and function of gesture in situations of handicap, such as aphasia and blindness. The ideas proposed here are a result of the author’s long study and speculation on the role of gesture, both in communicative acts and with respect to language.