The Semiotics of French Gestures.

XVII, 236 p. Lediglich der Schutzumschlag ist leicht berieben, sonst ein sehr gutes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen / Only the dust jacket is slightly rubbed, otherwise a very good copy without annotations. - CONTENTS FOREWORD BY IVÁN FÓNAGY PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTATION I. Determining the Relevant Features of a Gestural Expression: An Intracultural Experimental Study Goal and method Test Results Positive or negative role of the complementary facial signifier- Errors due to the principal signifier-Errors due to the signified- Semantic data deduced from mismatches II. The Iconic and Cultural Nature of Gesture: An Intercultural Experimental Study Goal Comparison of results Identification of certain gestures-Mismatches-Positive role of facial expression-Cultural nature of facial expression-Cultural and iconic nature of gesture III. Physical Components of the Gestural Sign Relevant physical features A dictionary of gestures arranged according to relevant physical features Symbolic corollaries to relevant physical features IV. Semantic Fields of the Gestural Sign Time Localization-Duration Aggressiveness Cluster of signifieds-Network of expressions Judgment Agreement-Disagreement Certainty-Doubt-Disbelief-Positive-mediocre-negative qualities- V. Mimic Representation Conventionality-Encoding-Etymology-revealing gestures- Synthesis-Selection-Transfer-Gestural representation of acting and being acted on-Dynamic or static characterization of the signified 'Static' or 'dynamic' gesture? Before or after action?- Space-time interaction VI. The Relationship between Signifier and Signified: Motivation Motivation and conventionality-Motivation and isomorphism- Motivation and variants-Motivation and polysemy-Double motivation of a sign-Motivation and gestural redundance- Motivation and gestural economy-Relationships between motivations VII. An Application: The Motivation of Refusal Active refusal-Passive refusal-Refusal through different signifieds VIII. Gesture and Speech Phono-gestural parallelism-Gesture in discourse-Gesture and the analysis of discourse-Gesture and language Conclusion APPENDIXES REFERENCES INDEX. ISBN 9780253312976