R. Breckinridge Church

The mismatch between gesture and speech as an index of transitional knowledge

R. Breckinridge Church, Susan Goldin‐Meadow · Cognition · 1986 · 615 citations

Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Cognitive Science +15

Transitional knowledge in the acquisition of concepts

Michelle Perry, R. Breckinridge Church, Susan Goldin‐Meadow · Cognitive Development · 1988 · 347 citations

Second Language Learning, Concept Formation, Second Language Acquisition +11

Offering a Hand to Pragmatic Understanding: The Role of Speech and Gesture in Comprehension and Memory

Spencer D. Kelly, Dale J. Barr, R. Breckinridge Church et al. · Journal of Memory and Language · 1999 · 294 citations

Cognitive Science, Experimental Pragmatic, Pragmatic Analysis +10

The Role of Gesture in Bilingual Education: Does Gesture Enhance Learning?

R. Breckinridge Church, Saba Ayman‐Nolley, Shahrzad Mahootian · International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism · 2004 · 191 citations

Second Language Learning, Multilingualism, Language Education +20

How Teachers Link Ideas in Mathematics Instruction Using Speech and Gesture: A Corpus Analysis

Martha W. Alibali, Mitchell J. Nathan, Matthew Wolfgram et al. · Cognition and Instruction · 2013 · 148 citations

Education, Educational Communication, Classroom Discourse +17