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ERIC Number: EJ559936
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2269
Speech and Gesture Integration.
NcNeill, David
New Directions for Child Development, n79 p11-27 Spr 1998
Describes conventional and nonconventional gestures, asserting they form an integrated system with language but on different levels, working together to produce a web of visuo-spatial expression surrounding linear speech products. Conventional gestures can be loosely bound temporally with speech but require across-context codes; nonconventional gestures, shaped by contextual details, are different depending on demands and potentialities of speaker's language. (EV)
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication Research, Context Effect, Interpersonal Communication, Language Role, Paralinguistics, Speech Acts, Speech Communication
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Gestural Representation; Linguistic Context
Note: Theme issue: "The Nature and Functions of Gestures in Children's Communication."