Affiliation:
1. University College London
2. University of Cambridge
Abstract
Abstract
In the eighteenth century and before, gesture was considered from the point of view of how it should be used in oratory, as a part
of the art of engaging in persuasive discourse. This contrasts with the interest pursued in modern gesture studies where, for the
most part, the hand movements that people make when they speak have been studied as representations of the substantive or
propositional content of the utterance, seen as providing clues about the mental or cognitive processes governing speaking.
Speaking is also a form of social action, however, and gestures play an important role in this. An historical perspective on the
study of gesture from a pragmatic point of view is provided, followed by a summary of the main features of the pragmatic
functioning of gesture.
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Subject
Linguistics and Language,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology,Communication,Cultural Studies
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