{"product_id":"gesture-in-language-9781433836299","title":"Gesture in Language","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book investigates the rich and complex ways in which gesture precedes language development and then is used in conjunction with language over the lifespan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo more handwaving at gesture! The authors of this comprehensive volume examine moving and interacting bodies and minds across ages and languages, across theories and methods. \u003ci\u003eGesture in Language\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for anyone who wonders how we manage to understand each other—or, for that matter, to think our own thoughts. -- Dan I. Slobin, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States\u003cbr\u003eThis volume presents the latest thinking by leading scholars in the field. It is essential reading for researchers interested in the development of language and communication. This is also a great resource for teaching advanced undergraduates and graduate students. -- Sotaro Kita, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003eMorgenstern and Goldin-Meadow open a fascinating new chapter on what our hands and visible body reveal about language development, learning, bilingualism, and aging. A must-read game-changer volume for linguists and cognitive scientists who are interested in human capacity for language and cognition in general. -- Asli Ozyurek, PhD, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, and Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Introduction to Gesture in Language \u003ci\u003eAliyah Morgenstern and Susan Goldin-Meadow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: An Emblematic Gesture: Pointing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Pointing in Gesture and Sign \u003ci\u003eKensy Cooperrider and Kate Mesh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Early Pointing Gestures \u003ci\u003eAliyah Morgenstern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Gesture Before Speech\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Early Gesture Predicts Later Language Development \u003ci\u003eMeredith L. Rowe, Ran Wei, and Virginia C. Salo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Interaction Between Modalities and Within Development \u003ci\u003eOlga Capirci, Maria Cristina Caselli, and Virginia Volterra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Gesture With Speech During Language Learning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Constructing a System of Communication with Gestures and Words \u003ci\u003eEve V. Clark and Barbara F. Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Embodying Language Complexity: Co-Speech Gestures Between Age 3 and 4 \u003ci\u003ePauline Beaupoil-Hourdel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Gesture Can Facilitate Children's Learning and Generalization of Verbs \u003ci\u003eCasey Hall, Elizabeth Wakefield, and Susan Goldin-Meadow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart IV: Gesture After Speech is Mastered\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. On the Codevelopment of Gesture and Monologic Discourse in Children \u003ci\u003eJean-Marc Colletta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Understanding How Gestures are Produced and Perceived \u003ci\u003eSusan Wagner Cook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Gesture in the Aging Brain \u003ci\u003eTilbe Göksun, Demet Özer, and Seda Akbiyik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Gesture With More Than One Language\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Gesture in Bilingual Language Acquisition \u003ci\u003eElena Nicoladis and Lisa Smithson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 13. Bimodal Convergence: How Languages Interact in Multicompetent Language Users' Speech and Gestures \u003ci\u003eMarianne Gullberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 14. Gesture Helps Second and Foreign Language Learning and Teaching \u003ci\u003eGale Stam and Marion Tellier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfterword: Gesture as \u003ci\u003ePart of Language\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003ePartner to Language\u003c\/i\u003e Across the Lifespan\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAliyah Morgenstern and Susan Goldin-Meadow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Editors","brand":"American Psychological Association","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408239337815,"sku":"9781433836299","price":72.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433836299.jpg?v=1730502099","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gesture-in-language-9781433836299","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}