Gesture : a slim guide /

This text provides an accessible and engaging introduction to how we use gesture in communication. Lauren Gawne explores the different categories of gesture and how they vary across cultures and languages, the acquisition of gesture, where it lives in the brain, and its role in both the origins of l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gawne, Lauren (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Speech and gesture. Nonverbal communication. Parole et gestes. Communication non verbale. Linguistics. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES. Sign Language. Child. Developmental. PSYCHOLOGY. Cultural. Anthropology. SOCIAL SCIENCE. Sociology & anthropology. Media Studies. Electronic books.
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Summary:	This text provides an accessible and engaging introduction to how we use gesture in communication. Lauren Gawne explores the different categories of gesture and how they vary across cultures and languages, the acquisition of gesture, where it lives in the brain, and its role in both the origins of language and the future of communication.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations.
Audience:	Specialized.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780198951377 019895137X 0192667165 9780192667151 0192667157 9780192667168