Table of contents

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Introduction
4. Chapter 1. Understanding gesture 3
5. Section 1. The function of gesture production for language
6. Chapter 2. Representational gestures help speakers package information for speaking 15
7. Chapter 3. Function and processing of gesture in the context of language 39
8. Chapter 4. The asymmetric redundancy of gesture and speech 59
9. Chapter 5. Gesture-speech unity 77
10. Chapter 5 Supplement. Exchange on gesture-speech unity 103
11. Section 2. The function of gesture for cognition and social interaction
12. Chapter 6. The function of gesture in learning and memory 129
13. Chapter 7. Gestures highlight perceptual-motor representations in thinking 155
14. Chapter 8. One function of gesture is to make new ideas 175
15. Chapter 9. Gesture in socio-moral reasoning 197
16. Chapter 10. Multi-modal communication of common ground 213
17. Part 2. The function of gesture comprehension
18. Chapter 11. Exploring the boundaries of gesture-speech integration during language comprehension 243
19. Chapter 12. Computational gesture research 267
20. Chapter 13. Making and breaking common ground 285
21. Chapter 14. The function of gesture in mathematical and scientific discourse in the classroom 317
22. Chapter 15. Gesture’s role in learning interactions 331
23. Chapter 16. The sound of silence 353
24. Part 3. Why gesture?
25. Chapter 17. Understanding gesture as representational action 381
26. Chapter 18. So how does gesture function in speaking, communication, and thinking? 397
27. Author index 413
28. Subject index 421