9780521835251-0521835259-Gesture: Visible Action as Utterance

Gesture: Visible Action as Utterance

ISBN-13: 9780521835251
ISBN-10: 0521835259
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Adam Kendon
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 412 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780521835251
ISBN-10: 0521835259
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Adam Kendon
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 412 pages

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Gesture: Visible Action as Utterance (ISBN-13: 9780521835251 and ISBN-10: 0521835259), written by authors Adam Kendon, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2004. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Linguistics (Words, Language & Grammar , Sign Language, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent Gesture: Visible Action as Utterance (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Linguistics books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Gesture, or visible bodily action intimately involved in the activity of speaking, has long fascinated scholars and laymen alike. Written by a leading authority on the subject, this book draws on the analysis of everyday conversations to demonstrate the varied role of gestures in the construction of utterances. Publication of this definitive account of the topic marks a major development in semiotics as well as in the emerging field of gesture studies.
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