Speech and gesture are two vital components of communication. Gesture itself provides an
external support to speech, potentially promoting comprehension of a spoken message. The …

Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) are often designed to produce nonverbal behavior
to complement or enhance their verbal communication. One such form of the nonverbal …

Beat gestures—spontaneously produced biphasic movements of the hand—are among the
most frequently encountered co-speech gestures in human communication. They are closely …

This study investigates the perception and production of a specific type of metaphoric
gesture that mimics melody in speech, also called pitch gesture, in the learning of L2 …

Iconic and pointing gestures are important precursors of children's early language and
cognitive development. While beat gestures seem to have positive effects on the recall of …

Although the positive effects of iconic gestures on word recall and comprehension by
children have been clearly established, less is known about the benefits of beat gestures …

While recent research has shown that iconic gestures and the so-called pitch gestures (or
gestures that mimic melody in speech) favour word learning in a second language, little is …

Instructors often show rhythmic movements with speech in video lectures. However, the
effects of these movements have not been tested in video lectures with an instructor and …

El desarrollo del lenguaje en el niño es un proceso complejo que se inicia al nacer y abarca
principalmente los seis primeros años de vida. Este volumen recoge una actualización de …

Gesture is an integral part of language development. While recent evidence shows that
observing a speaker who is simultaneously producing beat gestures helps preschoolers …