When do human beings begin producing gestures, and how do they
evolve throughout our cognitive and social development? This book
investigates the rich and complex ways in which gesture precedes
language development and then is used in conjunction with language
across the lifespan. Some experts argue that gesture is a part of
language, while others argue it is a partner to language. But all
agree that gesture plays a major role in language development and
practices, and therefore must be captured by scientific analyses.
This volume explores gesture's many functions--communicative,
restorative, cognitive--across cultures and ages, in monolingual
and multilingual populations, in students and in teachers.
Gestures, verbal productions, signs, gazes, facial expressions, and
postures are all part of our socially learned, intersubjective
communicative systems that we combine for the purpose of sharing
meaning, referring to present and absent entities and events,
expressing projects, desires, and feelings, and so much more.
Collectively, the chapters demonstrate how gestures contribute to
the cognitive and social development of humans within their
lifespan, and may also indicate the efficacy of interactional
practices and cognitive processes. This book is thought-provoking
reading for psycholinguists, cognitive scientists, and all who
study language development.
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