Gesture and Thought

by David McNeill

Book Overview

David McNeill, a pioneer in the ongoing study of the relationship between gesture and language, here argues that gestures are active participants in both speaking and thinking. He posits that gestures are key ingredients in an "imagery-language dialectic" that fuels speech and thought. The smallest unit of this dialectic is the growth point, a snapshot of an utterance at its beginning psychological stage.

In Gesture and Thought, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226514633
• ISBN13: 9780226514635
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"