Lexical gestures and lexical access: a process model

Krauss, Robert M.; Chen, Yihsiu; Gottesman, Rebecca F.

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“…Note that Krauss et al (2000) propose that gesture facilitates lexical retrieval when gesture activates spatio-motoric features of the semantic representation of a word.…”

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

Kita

Alibali

Chu

2017

Psychological Review

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Permanent WRAP URL:http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/84187 Copyright and reuse:The Warwick Research Archive Portal (WRAP) makes this work by researchers of the University of Warwick available open access under the following conditions. Copyright © and all moral rights to the version of the paper presented here belong to the individual author(s) and/or other copyright owners. To the extent reasonable and practicable the material made available in WRAP has been checked for eligibility before being made available.Copies of full items can be used for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge. Provided that the authors, title and full bibliographic details are credited, a hyperlink and/or URL is given for the original metadata page and the content is not changed in any way.Publisher's statement: © 2017, American Psychological Association. This paper is not the copy of record and may not exactly replicate the final, authoritative version of the article. Please do not copy or cite without authors permission. The final article will be available, upon publication, via its DOI: 10.1037/rev0000059 A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or, version of record, if you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the 'permanent WRAP URL' above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. AbstractPeople 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-forConceptualization 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.

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“…Note that Krauss et al (2000) propose that gesture facilitates lexical retrieval when gesture activates spatio-motoric features of the semantic representation of a word.…”

Section: Relations To Other Theories Of Gesture Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Kita

Alibali

Chu

2017

Psychological Review

222

264

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“…All three models (De Ruiter, 2000;Kita & Özyürek, 2003;Krauss et al, 2000) predict that when a spatial entity enters spatial working memory, it is likely to be associated with iconic gesture. Because spatial language is expected to use spatial working memory (Hayward & Tarr, 1995;Shah & Miyake, 1996), iconic gestures should occur more frequently when talking about spatial occurrences.…”

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“…Current theories and models suggest that gestures and spatial cognition intersect at spatial working memory or imagery. For example, Krauss and his colleagues suggest that spatial working memory plays a key component in gesture production (Krauss, Chen, & Gottesman, 2000;Morsella & Krauss, 2004;Rauscher et al, 1996); Kita and Özyürek (2003) suggest that spatio-motoric processes are key, and other researchers suggest that there is a strong imagistic component to gesture production (De Ruiter, 2000;McNeill, 1997;Wesp et al, 2001). Researchers use different terms, but most theorists believe that gestures are tied to some form of spatial imagery or working memory, typically nonpropositional (though c.f.…”

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“…This overlap is probably most evident in the three existing process models of gesture production (De Ruiter, 2000;Kita & Özyürek, 2003;Krauss et al, 2000). All three gesture production models are based on Levelt's (1989) speech processor and have several similarities, including having a three part working memory (propositional, spatial/dynamic, and other).…”

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The Relationship Between Spatial Transformations and Iconic Gestures

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Trickett²,

Stitzlein³

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Spatial Cognition & Computation

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Current theories of gesture production all suggest that spatial working memory is a critical component of iconic gesture production. However, none of the models has a selection mechanism for what aspect of spatial working memory is gestured. We explored how expert and journeyman scientists gestured while discussing their work. Participants were most likely to make iconic gestures about change over time (spatial transformations), less likely to gesture about spatial relations and locations (geometric relations), and far less likely to gesture about the magnitude of spatial entities. We also found that experts were especially likely to have a high degree of association between iconic gestures and spatial transformations. These results show that different features of spatial language are gestured about at different rates. We suggest that current gesture production models need to be expanded to include selection mechanisms to account for these differences. Report Documentation PageForm Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number.

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“…Les gestes sont catégorisables en deux grands types : les gestes autonomes (Colletta, 2004) (ou quasilinguistiques, Cosnier (2008)) et les gestes coverbaux (entre autres, Colletta, 2000Colletta, , 2004Colletta, , 2007Colletta, , 2009Cosnier 2008 ;Kendon, 2004 ;Krauss et al, 2000 ;McNeill, 1992McNeill, , 2000. Les gestes autonomes ont trois fonctions principales et sont produits aux cours d'interactions sociales : (a) les actes rituels (réalisation gestuelle d'actes sociaux tel le geste de la main pour « au revoir ») ; (b) les actes discursifs (réalisation gestuelle des actes communicationnels comme tendre le doigt strictement) et (c) les actes interactifs (au service de la synchronisation entre les locuteurs).…”

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L’influence du contexte sur les pratiques gestuelles du jeune enfant lors d’explications en « comment »

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Lund

2012

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Lexical gestures and lexical access: a process model

Cited by 367 publications

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

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

The Relationship Between Spatial Transformations and Iconic Gestures

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