The Anatomy of Meaning

Speech, Gesture, and Composite Utterances

af N. J. (Max-Planck-Institut fur Psycholinguistik Enfield

To understand what others are saying, we rely on more than just words. This study examines how words combine with hand gestures and other bodily movements to create unified 'composite utterances'. It presents original case studies based on research of speakers of Lao (a language of Southeast Asia).