Language and Gesture (Language Culture and Cognition)

@book{citeulike:1325729, abstract = {{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-art analyses to demonstrate that gestures are not merely an embellishment of speech but are integral parts of language itself. The volume contributes to a rapidly growing field of study, offering a wide range of theoretical perspectives. It has strong cross-linguistic and cross-cultural components, examining gestures by speakers of Mayan, Australian, East Asian, as well as English and European languages.}}, citeulike-article-id = {1325729}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0521777615}, keywords = {gesture}, month = {August}, posted-at = {2007-05-24 20:41:49}, priority = {2}, publisher = {{Cambridge University Press}}, title = {Language and Gesture (Language Culture and Cognition)}, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&path=ASIN/0521777615}, year = {2000} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:1325729 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1325729 N2 - {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-art analyses to demonstrate that gestures are not merely an embellishment of speech but are integral parts of language itself. The volume contributes to a rapidly growing field of study, offering a wide range of theoretical perspectives. It has strong cross-linguistic and cross-cultural components, examining gestures by speakers of Mayan, Australian, East Asian, as well as English and European languages.} SN - 0521777615 TI - Language and Gesture (Language Culture and Cognition) PB - {Cambridge University Press} KW - gesture PY - 2000/08/15/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0521777615 ER -