Why We Gesture: The Surprising Role of Hand Movements in Communication

by David McNeill

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316502368
• ISBN13: 9781316502365
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"