Humans speak and produce symbolic gestures. Do these two forms of communication
interact, and how? First, we tested whether the two communication signals influenced each …

We propose a framework for explaining difference in difficulty of various pragmatic
phenomena. In particular, we investigate the ability to comprehend direct, indirect, deceitful …

Two studies are reported that investigate how speakers use gesture in association with
verbal ambiguity in two communicational situations characteristic of everyday talk. The first …

Publisher Summary This chapter explores how gestures contribute to comprehension, how
gesturing affect speech and what can be learned from studying conversational gestures. The …

Argues that gestures and speech are parts of the same psychological structure and share a
computational stage. This argument is based on the close temporal, semantic, pragmatic …

This paper aims to determine whether iconic tracing gestures produced while speaking
constitute part of the speaker's communicative intention. We used a picture description task …

As Rose discusses in the lead article, two camps can be identified in the field of gesture
research: those who believe that gesticulation enhances communication by providing extra …

This landmark study examines the role of gestures in relation to speech and thought.
Leading scholars, including psychologists, linguists and anthropologists, offer state-of-the …

Why do speakers produce gestures? This study tests the hypothesis that gesture facilitates
the conceptual planning of speaking, and in particular, gesture promotes thinking about …

People gesture a great deal when speaking, and research has shown that listeners can
interpret the information contained in gesture. The current research examines whether …