Gesture and Thought

by David McNeill

Book Overview

Gesturing is such an integral yet unconscious part of communication that we are mostly oblivious to it. But if you observe anyone in conversation, you are likely to see his or her fingers, hands, and arms in some form of spontaneous motion. Why? David McNeill, a pioneer in the ongoing study of the relationship between gesture and language, set about answering this question over twenty-five years ago. In Gesture and Thought he brings together...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226514625
• ISBN13: 9780226514628
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"