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Adam Kendon, Gesture: Visible action as utterance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2007

Chiho Sunakawa
Chiho Sunakawa
Affiliation:
Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, chihos@mail.utexas.edu
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Abstract

Adam Kendon, Gesture: Visible action as utterance. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Pp. 410. Hb $90.00.

Written by one of the foremost authorities on the subject, this book gives a definitive account of gesture and its study. It is an excellent and thought-provoking work for all readers interested in everyday interactions across various disciplines. The book can be divided into two parts: The first six chapters present a detailed history of gesture studies dating back to Roman antiquity and continuing to the twentieth century, especially in the Western tradition. The latter half of the book provides micro-analyses of gesture practices occurring in everyday interactions in various settings.

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Language in Society , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , January 2007 , pp. 115 - 118
Copyright
2007 Cambridge University Press

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