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Gesture Iconicity

Gesture Iconicity is a theoretical construct within gesture studies that denotes the degree to which a gesture visually resembles or analogically represents its referent, distinguishing itself from arbitrary or symbolic gestures by its direct perceptual mapping between form and meaning.

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2017–2026

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The Changing Role of Iconicity in Non-Verbal Symbol Learning: A U-Shaped Trajectory in the Acquisition of Arbitrary Gestures

Laura L. Namy, Aimee L. Campbell, Michael Tomasello · Journal of Cognition and Development · 2004 · 207 citations

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The Semiotics of French Gestures

Carolyn G. Fidelman, Geneviève Calbris, Owen Doyle · Modern Language Journal · 1991 · 206 citations

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Iconic gestures, imagery, and word retrieval in speech

Uri Hadar, Brian Butterworth · Semiotica · 1997 · 195 citations

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Meaningful gestures: Electrophysiological indices of iconic gesture comprehension

Ying Choon Wu, Seana Coulson · Psychophysiology · 2005 · 185 citations · Full text

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Patterned iconicity in sign language lexicons

Carol Padden, Irit Meir, So‐One Hwang et al. · Gesture · 2013 · 176 citations

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Authors

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    Marcus Perlman

    University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 244 citations

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    Seana Coulson

    University of California San Diego, United States

    4 publications · 420 citations

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    Gerardo Ortega

    Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Netherlands

    4 publications · 162 citations

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    Benjamin Straube

    Philipps University of Marburg, Germany

    4 publications · 334 citations

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  5. RL
    Ryan Lepic

    University of California San Diego, United States

    4 publications · 419 citations

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Institutions

87

  1. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    630 citations

  3. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    498 citations

  4. RWTH Aachen University

    Aachen, Germany

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    246 citations

  6. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    167 citations

  7. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    448 citations

  8. Philipps University of Marburg

    Marburg, Germany

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    858 citations

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Venues

  1. Gesture

    7 publications · 542 citations

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  2. Semiotica

    5 publications · 399 citations

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  3. Frontiers in Psychology

    4 publications · 113 citations

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  4. Developmental Science

    3 publications · 184 citations

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  5. Human Brain Mapping

    3 publications · 317 citations

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