Gesture and language: Distinct subsystem of an integrated whole

Behav Brain Sci. 2017 Jan:40:e74. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X1600039X.

Abstract

The commentaries have led us to entertain expansions of our paradigm to include new theoretical questions, new criteria for what counts as a gesture, and new data and populations to study. The expansions further reinforce the approach we took in the target article: namely, that linguistic and gestural components are two distinct yet integral sides of communication, which need to be studied together.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Gestures*
  • Humans
  • Language Development
  • Language*
  • Linguistics