Publications

Publication details [#24831]

Calbris, Geneviève. 1990. The semiotics of French gestures. Indiana UP. xiv + 236 pp.

Publication type

Ph.D. Dissertation

Publication language

English

Keywords

gesture | language and culture | non-verbal behavior | semiotics | speech

Language as a subject

French

Annotation

This contribution to the domain of non-verbal communication addresses general issues of great theoretical interest, such as the basic nature of kinesic signs; the significance of cultural differences in the identification of coverbal gestures; and the relationship between gesture and speech.

Reviewed by

Lindenfeld, Jacqueline. 1991. Review of G.Calbris (1990: `The semiotics of French gestures').