Co-speech gestures are ubiquitous: when people speak, they almost always produce gestures. Gestures reflect content in the mind of the speaker, often under the

What are gestures doing? Why do we use them? This book is the first to systematically explore the functions of gesture in speaking, thinking, and communicating

Gesturing is such an integral yet unconscious part of communication that we are mostly oblivious to it. But if you observe anyone in conversation, you are likel

Through constant exposure to adult input in interaction, children’s language gradually develops into rich linguistic constructions containing multiple cross-m

This book explores how we move our hands when we talk, and what it means when we do so. Focusing on what we can discover about speakers—adults and children al