Abstract
The present study investigates the hand choice in iconic gestures that accompany speech. In 10 right-handed subjects gestures were elicited by verbal narration and by silent gestural demonstrations of animations with two moving objects. In both conditions, the left-hand was used as often as the right-hand to display iconic gestures. The choice of the right- or left-hands was determined by semantic aspects of the message. The influence of hemispheric language lateralization on the hand choice in co-speech gestures appeared to be minor. Instead, speaking seemed to induce a sequential organization of the iconic gestures.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Brain and language |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 57-69 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISSN | 0093-934X |
Publication status | Published - 01.07.2003 |
Research areas and keywords
- Adult
- Choice Behavior
- Female
- Gestures
- Hand
- Humans
- Male
- Movement
- Semantics
- Verbal Behavior