Chapter 23 - Gesture’s Role in Learning and Processing Language

Özlem Ece Demir; Susan Goldin-Meadow

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-407794-2.00023-7

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Chapter 23 - Gesture’s Role in Learning and Processing Language

Özlem Ece Demir and Susan Goldin-Meadow

Neurobiology of Language, pp.275-283

Elsevier Inc

2016

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407794-2.00023-7

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Abstract

People of all ages gesture as they talk. Gesure and speech form an integrated system in communication at every level of analysis, ranging from phonology to discourse. This chapter explores the role gesture plays in language learning and language processing. We first provide evidence that gesture has cognitive significance—gesture not only reflects a speaker’s thoughts but also has a hand in changing those thoughts. We then review the role gesture plays in developing vocabulary, syntax, and discourse skills in children at the earliest stages of language learning, and in how language is processed in proficient speakers. We end with a discussion of the implications of the findings for the neurobiology of language.

Syntax

Phonology

vocabulary

cognition

language development

Gesture

learning

language processing

discourse

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Title: Subtitle: Chapter 23 - Gesture’s Role in Learning and Processing Language
Creators: Özlem Ece Demir - Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
Susan Goldin-Meadow - Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: Neurobiology of Language, pp.275-283
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407794-2.00023-7
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Language: English
Date published: 2016
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Center for Social Science Innovation
Record Identifier: 9984071763802771

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