Unlike most prior research on gesture during speaking, with the exception of the concept of
the catchment (McNeill 2000) developed within the growth point model, this work focuses on …

This dissertation examines the capacity of interactive gesture to contribute to discourse
structure independent of accompanying speech. The close relationship between gesture …

In current discussions of gesture a dominant orientation is psychological in the sense that
gestures, at least those considered spontaneous accompaniments to speaking and …

Analysis of gesture is a new region in Systemic Functional Linguistic (SFL) inquiry, although
it is relatively established in other disciplines such as anthropology and cognitive science …

The spontaneous gesticulation that accompanies speech is an integral part of the linguistic
system. Movements of the body are made in conjunction with speech to produce meanings …

Cognitive linguists are increasingly extending their paradigm to include the study of
gestures. The bottom‐up, usage‐based approach in cognitive linguistics has advanced the …

The hand gestures that accompany speech have been the subject of a good deal of
attention from those interested in the psycholinguistics of speaking. McNeill (1979, 1985) …

The argument of this original and difficult book is that “gestures are an integral part of
language as much as are words, phrases and sentences-gestures and language are one …

Gesture is typically produced with speech, forming a fully integrated system with that speech.
However, under unusual circumstances, gesture can be produced completely on its own …

'Language'and'gesture'have long been held to be different, yet at the same time a
relationship between them has always been recognized. However, whether they are …