Table of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1.Understanding gesture: Description, mechanism and function
3
Part 1.The function of gesture production
Section 1.The function of gesture production for language
Chapter 2.Representational gestures help speakers package information for speaking
15
Chapter 3.Function and processing of gesture in the context of language
39
Chapter 4.The asymmetric redundancy of gesture and speech
59
Chapter 5.Gesture – speech unity – what it is, where it comes from
77
Chapter 5 SupplementExchange on why we gesture
103
Section 2.The function of gesture for cognition and social interaction
Chapter 6.The function of gesture in learning and memory
129
Chapter 7.Gesture highlights perceptual-motor representations in thinking
155
Chapter 8.One function of gesture is to make new ideas: The action-cognition transduction hypothesis
175
Chapter 9.Gesture in sociomoral reasoning
197
Chapter 10.On the multi-modal communication of common ground – a review and examination of social functions
213
Part 2.The function of gesture comprehension
Chapter 11.Exploring the boundaries of how gesture functions during language comprehension
243
Chapter 12.Computational gesture research: Studying the function of gesture in human-agent interaction
267
Chapter 13.Making and breaking common ground: How teachers use gesture to foster learning in the classroom
285
Chapter 14.The function of gesture in mathematical and scientific discourse in the classroom
317
Chapter 15.Gesture’s role in learning interactions: Evidence from clinical populations
331
Chapter 16.The sound of silence: The functions of gestures in pauses in native and non-native interaction
353
Part 3.Why gesture? Some theoretical implications
Chapter 17.Understanding gesture as representational action: A functional account of how action and gesture differ with respect to thinking and learning
381
Chapter 18.So how does gesture function in speaking, communication and thinking?
397
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