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How do gestures influence thinking and speaking? The gesture-for-conceptualization hypothesis

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Kita, Sotaro, Alibali, M. W. and Chu, Mingyuan (2017) How do gestures influence thinking and speaking? The gesture-for-conceptualization hypothesis. Psychological Review, 124 (3). pp. 245-266. doi:10.1037/rev0000059

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Abstract

People spontaneously produce gestures during speaking and thinking. We focus here on gestures that depict or indicate information related to the contents of concurrent speech or thought (i.e., representational gestures). Previous research indicates that such gestures have not only communicative functions, but also self-oriented cognitive functions. In this paper, we propose a new theoretical framework, the Gesture-for-Conceptualization Hypothesis, which explains the self-oriented functions of representational gestures. According to this framework, representational gestures affect cognitive processes in four main ways: gestures activate, manipulate, package and explore spatio-motoric representations for speaking and thinking. These four functions are shaped by gesture’s ability to schematize information, that is, to focus on a small subset of available information that is potentially relevant to the task at hand. The framework is based on the assumption that gestures are generated from the same system that generates practical actions, such as object manipulation; however, gestures are distinct from practical actions in that they represent information. The framework provides a novel, parsimonious and comprehensive account of the self-oriented functions of gestures. We discuss how the framework accounts for gestures that depict abstract or metaphoric content, and we consider implications for the relations between self-oriented and communicative functions of gestures.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Gesture, Schemas (Psychology), Oral communication
Journal or Publication Title: Psychological Review
Publisher: American Psychological Association
ISSN: 0033-295X
Official Date: April 2017
Dates:
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April 2017Published
31 April 2017Available
27 November 2016Accepted
Volume: 124
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 245-266
DOI: 10.1037/rev0000059
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
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