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Gesture as a Window Onto Conceptualization| old_uid | 15842 |
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| title | Gesture as a Window Onto Conceptualization |
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| start_date | 2015/06/19 |
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| schedule | 11h |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | salle de conférences B011 |
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| summary | According to McNeill (1992, 2005, 2012) gestures are as much a part of
language as speech is. Together gesture and speech develop from a
'growth point' that has both imagistic and verbal aspects. This model
for verbal thought is "a 'language-imagery' or language-gesture
dialectic" in which thought, language, and gesture develop over time
and influence each other (McNeill, 2005 p.25). Research on both the
perception of speech and gesture (Kelly, Kravitz & Hopkins, 2004) and
the production of speech and gesture (Marstaller & Burianová, 2014)
have shown that the same areas of the brain are involved in both. In
addition, empirical research (e.g., Chase & Wittman, 2013; Goldin-
Meadow, Wein, and Chang, 1992; Goldin-Meadow & Alibali, 1995; Iverson
& Goldin-Meadow, 2005; McNeill & Duncan, 2000; Özçaliskan & Goldin-
Meadow, 2005, 2009; Stam, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010b, 2014) on co-speech
gestures indicates that gestures provide information about speakers'
thinking and conceptualizations that speech alone does not.
Research on the light gestures can shed on the second language
acquisition process and second language teaching has been growing (for
reviews, see Stam 2013; Stam & McCafferty 2008). One area in
particular where gestures have been shown to provide an enhanced
window onto the mind is that of motion events and thinking for
speaking (Stam 2007). This talk will discuss how gestures allow us to
see speakers' conceptualizations in first language and second language
thinking for speaking. It will present evidence from several studies
(Stam, 2010a, 2015). |
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| responsibles | Bureau |
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