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Gesture and the nature of language / David F. Armstrong, William F. Stokoe, Sherman E. Wilcox.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1995.Description: ix, 260 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0521462134
  • 0521467721 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 419 ARM 20
LOC classification:
  • P117 .A75 1995
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Contents:
Preface; 1. The universe of gesture; 2. The nature of gesture; 3. Are signed and spoken languages differently organized?; 4. Is language modular?; 5. Do we have a genetically programmed drive to acquire language?; 6. Language from the body politic; 7. The origin of syntax: gesture as name and relation; 8. Language from the body: an evolutionary perspective; References; Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-254) and indexes.

Preface; 1. The universe of gesture; 2. The nature of gesture; 3. Are signed and spoken languages differently organized?; 4. Is language modular?; 5. Do we have a genetically programmed drive to acquire language?; 6. Language from the body politic; 7. The origin of syntax: gesture as name and relation; 8. Language from the body: an evolutionary perspective; References; Index.

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