Abstract:It is well known that signers and speakers routinely produce finger points during interaction. While the
referential functions of such finger points have received great attention from researchers, they are also used to manage
interactions between interlocutors. These functions are less understood and have received less research focus. The current study
helps to redress this gap in the literature by investigating how finger pointing is used to index and coordinate turn-beginnings
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