| Conventional Gestures: Meaning and Methodology Contributor(s): Epstein, Richard L. (Author), Raffi, Alex (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1938421248 ISBN-13: 9781938421242 Publisher: Advanced Reasoning Forum OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Body Language & Nonverbal Communication - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Philosophy | Language |
| Dewey: 419.1 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.02 lbs) 162 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Conventional gestures are those movements we make, such as waving hello and shaking hands, that are part of a learned, shared, symbolic system. In this book Richard L. Epstein working with the illustrator Alex Raffi examines how such gestures mean and how we can study them. Drawing on their collection of over 400 American gestures, available on the Advanced Reasoning Forum website, they examine problems of methodology and the nature of gestures in relation to the work of others who have studied and collected gestures from various cultures. An extensive annotated bibliography describes and comments on virtually all known collections of conventional gestures. |