Elena T. Levy

List of John Benjamins publications for which Elena T. Levy plays a role.

Title

Gesture and the Dynamic Dimension of Language: Essays in honor of David McNeill

Edited by Susan D. Duncan, Justine Cassell and Elena T. Levy

[Gesture Studies, 1] 2007. vi, 328 pp.
Subjects Cognition and language | Communication Studies | Gesture Studies | Signed languages
This is a follow-up to an earlier article (Levy, 2008) on the microgenesis of narrative pre-construction (Labov, 2006) in elicited third-person retellings. As in the earlier study the focus is on the formation of anticipatory goal statements, summaries of characters’ motivations for their actions,… read more
Recently, Labov (2006) described a process of narrative pre-construction that must occur during the short period of time between a conversationalist’s question, “Where should I begin?,” and the start of a narrative of personal experience. The present article is concerned with the microgenesis of… read more
Levy, Elena T., Susan D. Duncan and Justine Cassell 2007 1 Introduction: The Dynamic Dimension of LanguageGesture and the Dynamic Dimension of Language: Essays in honor of David McNeill, Duncan, Susan D., Justine Cassell and Elena T. Levy (eds.), pp. 3–11 | Chapter
Nelson, Katherine and Elena T. Levy 1987 Development of referential cohesion in a child’s monologuesLanguage Topics: Essays in honour of Michael Halliday, Steele, Ross and Terry Threadgold (eds.), pp. 119–136 | Article
Nelson, Katherine and Elena T. Levy 1987 Development of referential cohesion in a child's monologuesLanguage Topics: Essays in honour of Michael Halliday, Steele, Ross and Terry Threadgold (eds.), pp. 119–136 | Article