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Emblem Gestures

Emblem Gestures is a type of gesture vocabulary that belongs to the category of nonverbal communication and is distinguished by its use of culturally specific, symbolic hand movements that convey explicit, conventionalized meanings communicable without speech.

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2017–2026

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The Effects of Emblematic Gestures on the Development and Access of Mental Representations of French Expressions

Linda Quinn Allen · Modern Language Journal · 1995 · 183 citations

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Do You See What I Mean? Corticospinal Excitability During Observation of Culture-Specific Gestures

Istvan Molnar-Szakacs, Allan D. Wu, Francisco J. Balao Robles et al. · PLoS ONE · 2007 · 144 citations · Full text

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Some Recent Work from Italy on Quotable Gestures (Emblems)

Adam Kendon · Journal of Linguistic Anthropology · 1992 · 131 citations

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Cultural Similarities and Differences in Emblematic Gestures

David Matsumoto, Hyisung C. Hwang · Journal of Nonverbal Behavior · 2012 · 106 citations

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Gesture’s Neural Language

Michael Andric, Steven L. Small · Frontiers in Psychology · 2012 · 81 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. LG
    Lauren Gawne

    La Trobe University, Australia

    3 publications · 56 citations

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  2. LQ
    Linda Quinn Allen

    Iowa State University, United States

    2 publications · 202 citations

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  3. RS
    R.J. Seitz

    Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

    1 publications · 46 citations

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  4. HC
    Hyisung C. Hwang

    San Francisco State University, United States

    1 publications · 106 citations

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  5. MA
    Michael Andric

    University of Trento, Italy

    1 publications · 81 citations

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Institutions

33

  1. La Trobe University

    Melbourne, Australia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    82 citations

  2. Vincennes University

    Vincennes, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    202 citations

  3. National Central University

    Taoyuan City, Taiwan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  4. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    60 citations

  5. University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  6. SOAS University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  8. Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

    Düsseldorf, Germany

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    184 citations

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Venues

  1. Semiotica

    2 publications · 99 citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    2 publications · 158 citations

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  3. Modern Language Journal

    MLJ · 2 publications · 202 citations

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  4. The Modern Language Review

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. Journal of Pragmatics

    1 publications · 63 citations

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