ID - 691926 TI - Why we gesture : the surprising role of hand movements in communication PY - 2016 SN - 9781107137189 9781316502365 9781316480526 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Psycholinguistics KW - Semiotics KW - Communication non-verbale KW - Gestes KW - Langage par signes KW - Communication interpersonnelle KW - Main KW - Neuropsychologie KW - Aspect psychologique KW - Mouvements KW - Communication non verbale KW - Communication non verbale. KW - Langage par signes. KW - Communication interpersonnelle. KW - Neuropsychologie. KW - Aspect psychologique. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:691926 AB - Gestures are fundamental to the way we communicate, yet our understanding of this communicative impulse is clouded by a number of ingrained assumptions. Are gestures merely ornamentation to speech? Are they simply an 'add-on' to spoken language? Why do we gesture? These and other questions are addressed in this fascinating book. McNeill explains that the common view of language and gesture as separate entities is misinformed: language is inseparable from gesture. There is gesture-speech unity. Containing over 100 illustrations, Why We Gesture provides visual evidence to support the book's central argument that gestures orchestrate speech. This compelling book will be welcomed by students and researchers working in linguistics, psychology and communication ER -