Table of contents

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Foreword xv
4. Acknowledgements xix
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. The gestural sign and related key concepts 9
7. Part I. The functions of gesture in relation to speech
8. Chapter 2. The demarcative function of gesture 37
9. Chapter 3. Identifying the referential function of gesture 57
10. Part II. The systematic organization of gestural signs
11. Chapter 4. Classification of referential gestures according to their priority components 75
12. Chapter 5. Systematic analysis to identify gestural signs 101
13. Part III. The symbolic relations between gestures and notions
14. Chapter 6. Different gestures represent one notion 127
15. Chapter 7. One gesture represents different notions 163
16. Chapter 8. The analogical links between gestures and notions 197
17. Part IV. The gestural sign in utterance
18. chapter 9. The gestural sign and speech 245
19. Chapter 10. Gesture, thought and speech 287
20. Conclusion 343
21. References 355
22. Appendix A 363
23. Appendix B 364
24. Postscript: A semiotic and linguistic perspective on gestures 367
25. Person index 369
26. Subject index 371