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Gesture Comprehension

Gesture Comprehension is a cognitive process within the domain of human-computer interaction and nonverbal communication that involves the interpretation and understanding of meaningful gestures as symbolic or referential actions conveyed through bodily movements, distinguishing it from mere gesture recognition by emphasizing semantic decoding and contextual integration.

207

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14.6K

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472

Authors

232

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2017–2026

47

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Publications

207

Gesture-Speech Mismatch and Mechanisms of Learning: What the Hands Reveal about a Child′s State of Mind

Martha W. Alibali, Susan Goldin‐Meadow · Cognitive Psychology · 1993 · 453 citations

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Making children gesture brings out implicit knowledge and leads to learning.

Sara C. Broaders, Susan Wagner Cook, Zachary A. Mitchell et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 2007 · 393 citations

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The Role of Gestures and Facial Cues in Second Language Listening Comprehension

Ayano Sueyoshi, Debra M. Hardison · Language Learning · 2005 · 365 citations

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How do gestures influence thinking and speaking? The gesture-for-conceptualization hypothesis.

Sotaro Kita, Martha W. Alibali, Mingyuan Chu · Psychological Review · 2017 · 339 citations · Full text

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Speech-gesture mismatches: Evidence for one underlying representation of linguistic and nonlinguistic information

Justine Cassell, David McNeill, Karl-Erik McCullough · Pragmatics & Cognition · 1999 · 312 citations

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Authors

472

  1. SG
    Susan Goldin‐Meadow

    University of Chicago, United States

    18 publications · 2K citations

    16

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  2. MW
    Martha W. Alibali

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    13 publications · 1.6K citations

    13

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  3. SD
    Spencer D. Kelly

    Colgate University, United States

    9 publications · 846 citations

    9

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  4. SK
    Sotaro Kita

    Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Netherlands

    9 publications · 909 citations

    9

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  5. BS
    Benjamin Straube

    Philipps University of Marburg, Germany

    8 publications · 388 citations

    8

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Institutions

232

  1. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    17 h-index

    39 publications

    5.4K citations

  2. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    931 citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. Philipps University of Marburg

    Marburg, Germany

    7 h-index

    27 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    803 citations

  8. Colgate University

    Hamilton, United States

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    1.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Gesture

    11 publications · 648 citations

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  2. Brain and Language

    8 publications · 897 citations

    8

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  3. Child Development

    6 publications · 371 citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

    JECP · 5 publications · 176 citations

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  5. Frontiers in Psychology

    6 publications · 258 citations

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