TY - BOOK ID - 85468434 TI - Why we gesture : the surprising role of hand movements in communication PY - 2016 SN - 131648520X 1316480526 1316482197 1107137187 1316502368 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Gesture. KW - Speech and gesture. KW - Psycholinguistics. KW - Language, Psychology of KW - Language and languages KW - Psychology of language KW - Speech KW - Linguistics KW - Psychology KW - Thought and thinking KW - Gesture and language KW - Gesture and speech KW - Language and gesture KW - Gesture KW - Mudra KW - Acting KW - Body language KW - Elocution KW - Movement (Acting) KW - Oratory KW - Sign language KW - Psychological aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85468434 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 -