Ten Lectures on Spoken Language and Gesture from the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics: Issues of Dynamicity and Multimodality (Distinguished Lectures in Cognitive Linguistics, 17)
by Alan Cienki
In Ten Lectures on Spoken Language and Gesture from the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics, Alan Cienki delivers a comprehensive exploration of dynamicity and multimodality. This volume in the Distinguished Lectures series examines how cognitive linguistics reveals the integration of verbal and gestural elements in human communication, offering deep insights into interactive meaning-making processes.
About This Book
This book presents ten lectures on the interplay between spoken language and gesture, viewed from the perspective of cognitive linguistics. It addresses fundamental aspects of how these elements combine in communication.
The focus lies on issues of dynamicity, examining how meaning unfolds over time in interactive settings. Multimodality is explored as the integration of verbal and non-verbal channels in conveying ideas.
As part of the Distinguished Lectures in Cognitive Linguistics series, volume 17, the work offers scholarly insights into cognitive processes underlying language use. It highlights the role of gestures in enhancing linguistic expression.
Readers gain an understanding of how cognitive linguistics frameworks illuminate the complexities of spoken discourse and bodily movements. The lectures provide a structured examination of these interconnected phenomena.
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