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The language of Asian gestures : embodied words through the lens of film /

"The Language of Asian Gestures explores Asian gestures as a non-verbal language within the context of films and dramas. This book provides a cross-cultural Asian perspective on a range of important common gestures and their meanings, covering a range of Asian regions including Korea, China, Ho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kiaer, Jieun (Author), Kim, Loli (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
Series:Routledge studies in East Asian translation.
Subjects:
Gesture > Asia.
Gesture in motion pictures.
Gesture in literature.
Gestes > Asie.
Gesture
Gesture in literature
Gesture in motion pictures
Asia
Table of Contents:
  • Gestures
  • A Bird's Eye View
  • Prosody as Gesture
  • Understanding Facial Expressions
  • Cultural Gestures
  • Diversity in Asian Language and Culture
  • Asian Gestures
  • Multimodal Modulation Hypothesis (MMH)
  • Hierarchy Through Gesture
  • Diversity in Asian Gestures
  • Gesturing Properly
  • Verbal- Gestural Languages: Division of Labour
  • Border-crossing Gestures
  • Head
  • Upper body
  • Lower body
  • The Evolution of Gestures
  • Smartphone Gestures
  • Gestures in a Digital Age
  • Emoji and Acronym Ambiguity: Interpreting Generational Disparities in Digital Communication
  • Decoding Gestures: The Complexities in an Increasingly Mobile World
  • 'Translingual, Transcultural, and Transmedial': Individual Differences
  • Transnational Gestures
  • Fandom Gestures: Transcending Borders and Cultures
  • Sharing Memes and Emojis: An Act of Solidarity
  • Gesture Diversity
  • Future Gestures: Less Hierarchical?
  • Online Gestures Matter
  • AI Gestures in Films
  • Future of Human Language.