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Also known as gestures, Jest
thumb|Example of waving in a greeting A gesture is a form of nonverbal communication or non-vocal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages, either in place of, or in conjunction with, speech. Gestures include movement of the hands, face, or other parts of the body. Gestures differ from physical non-verbal communication that does not communicate specific messages, such as purely expressive displays, proxemics, or displays of joint attention. Gestures allow individuals to communicate a variety of feelings and thoughts, from contempt and hostility to approval
A gesture is a visible movement of your body—such as with your hands, face, or other parts—that communicates a specific message, either instead of or alongside spoken words. Gestures matter because they allow people to express a wide range of feelings and thoughts, from approval to hostility, adding another important layer to how we communicate with each other.
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Research
11,600 papers- Gesture, spatial cognition and the evolution of language.ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Levinson SCDOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0481
- The study of gesture in cognitive linguistics: How it could inform and inspire other research in cognitive science.ReviewWiley interdisciplinary reviews. Cognitive science · 2022Cienki ADOI: 10.1002/wcs.1623
- Connecting primate gesture to the evolutionary roots of language: A systematic review.American journal of primatology · 2021Rodrigues ED, Santos AJ, Veppo F et al.DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23313
- Gesture's role in speaking, learning, and creating language.ReviewAnnual review of psychology · 2013Goldin-Meadow S, Alibali MWDOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-113011-143802
- Gesture production at encoding supports narrative recall.Psychological research · 2024Sweller N, Choi AJ, Austin EDOI: 10.1007/s00426-023-01886-w
- Gesture-speech coupling in persons with aphasia: A kinematic-acoustic analysis.Journal of experimental psychology. General · 2023Jenkins T, Pouw WDOI: 10.1037/xge0001346
- Gesture-Based Human-Machine Interaction: Taxonomy, Problem Definition, and Analysis.IEEE transactions on cybernetics · 2023Carfi A, Mastrogiovanni FDOI: 10.1109/TCYB.2021.3129119
- Looking at gesture: The reciprocal influence between gesture and conversation.Journal of communication disorders · 2023Tetnowski JT, Tetnowski JA, Damico JSDOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2023.106379
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- specialized term
- Subclass of
- nonverbal communication
- Part of
- social behavior
- Image
- Handshake (Workshop Cologne '06).jpeg
- Has use
- gesticulation
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- Gestures
- topic's main category
- Category:Gestures
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- Template:Gestures
- influenced by
- emotion
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