In this Book
- The Semiotics of French Gestures
- Book
- 1990
- Published by: Indiana University Press
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The Semiotics of French Gestures is an important contribution in the field of semiotics, described on the original 1990 front cover flap text as follows:
"Everyone gestures while speaking, in a specific and generally unconscious manner. What are the functions of gestures? What relationship do they have to speech? How do gestures work to create meaning? In this valuable book, Genevieve Calbris undertakes to answer those questions.
Based on the author's own extensive experimental research, The Semiotics of French Gestures presents a systematic description and a detailed semiotic analysis of French gestures. The book aims to establish a structural semantics of the set of expressive gestures and facial expressions that accompany or replace spoken language.
Table of Contents

- Half Title Page
- p. i
- Series Title
- p. ii
- Title Page
- p. iii
- Illustrations
- p. vii
- List of Figures
- pp. viii-ix
- List of Tables
- p. x
- Acknowledgments
- p. xviii
- 4. Semantic Fields of the Gestural Sign
- pp. 84-103
- 5. Mimic Representation
- pp. 104-115
- 7. An Application
- pp. 154-161
- 8. Gesture and Speech
- pp. 162-204
- Conclusion
- pp. 205-210
- References
- pp. 228-230
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253053329
MARC Record
OCLC
1259584619
Launched on MUSE
2021-07-11
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND