Modern Language Journal · 1991 · 206 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesCommunicationLinguisticsNonverbal CommunicationPragmaticsSociolinguisticsBody LanguageGesture AnalysisGesture RecognitionSemiotic AnalysisSemioticsSocial SemioticsCultural Differences In GesturingGestural CommunicationGestural UnderstandingGesture Across CulturesGesture IconicityGesture Semiology
The paper surveys the semiotic study of French gestures, covering iconic and cultural aspects, physical components, semantic fields, and mimic representation across intracultural and intercultural experimental studies. The study investigates how signifiers and signifieds interact in French gestural communication to motivate further analysis. The authors apply their framework to analyze the motivation behind refusal gestures. The manuscript includes sections on gesture and speech, conclusion, appendices, references, and index.
FOREWORD BY IVAN FONAGY PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTATION I. Determining the Relevant Features of a Gestural Expression: An Intracultural Experimental Study II. The Iconic and Cultural Nature of Gesture: An Intercultural Experimental Study III. Physical Components of the Gestural Sign IV. Semantic Fields of the Gestural Sign V. Mimic Representation VI. The Relationship between Signifier and Signified: Motivation VII. An Application: The Motivation of Refusal VIII. Gesture and Speech CONCLUSION APPENDIXES REFERENCES INDEX