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Language in the Body : Multimodality in Grammar and Discourse

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Gestures are integral to spoken language. However, much of modern linguistic enquiry has been based on analyses of language as text. This book is situated in the turn towards face-to-face interaction as the primary source of linguistic data. Taking a cognitive and usage-based approach, it provides data-driven investigations of the conventions of spontaneous conversation, going beyond linguistic features of utterances to include manual gestures, head movements, shoulder shrugs, postural shifts, eye-gaze and brow movements, collectively known as co-speech behaviour. The volume marshals evidence for the coordinated and recurrent bodily enactment of grammatical and discourse-level expressions, thus contributing to a more robust understanding of the role of the body in natural discourse.

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  • ISBN-13: 9783110794618
  • ISBN-10: 3110794616
  • Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
  • Publish Date: June 2026
  • Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.17 pounds
  • Page Count: 252

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