Showing posts with label gesture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gesture. Show all posts
BOOK: The Gestural Origin of Language
The authors of this volume demonstrate that modern language is derived from practical actions and gestures that were increasingly recognized as having the potential to represent, and hence to communicate. In other words, the fundamental ability that allows us to use language is our ability to use pictures or icons, rather than linguistic symbols... more»
PAPER: Pointing as Situated Practice
Gesture is bound up in becoming an expert. One way that people learn to see as a professional through pointing... more»
MICRO-REVIEW: Meaning and Memory in Gesture
"Perhaps gestures contain meaning, displaying the mind at work or perhaps they help us produce speech more effectively. Either way gestures are not just useless by-products of some other process, but provide vital support for our communicative abilities..." more»
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