Gesture: Visible Action as Utterance

By Adam Kendon and Kendon Adam

Book Overview

Gesture, or visible bodily action intimately involved in the activity of speaking, has long fascinated scholars and laymen alike. Written by a leading authority on the subject, this book draws on the analysis of everyday conversations to demonstrate the varied role of gestures in the construction of utterances. Publication of this definitive account of the topic marks a major development in semiotics as well as in the emerging field of gesture studies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521835259
• ISBN13: 9780521835251
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"