{"product_id":"gesture-in-language-aliyah-morgenstern-9781433836299","title":"Gesture in Language: Development Across the Lifespan","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen do human beings begin producing gestures, and how do they evolve throughout our cognitive and social development?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book investigates the rich and complex ways in which gesture precedes language development and then is used in conjunction with language across the lifespan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some experts argue that gesture is a part of language, while others argue it is a partner to language. But all agree that gesture plays a major role in language development and practices, and therefore must be captured by scientific analyses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume explores gesture's many functions--communicative, restorative, cognitive--across cultures and ages, in monolingual and multilingual populations, in students and in teachers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gestures, verbal productions, signs, gazes, facial expressions, and postures are all part of our socially learned, intersubjective communicative systems that we combine for the purpose of sharing meaning, referring to present and absent entities and events, expressing projects, desires, and feelings, and so much more. \u003cp\u003eCollectively, the chapters demonstrate how gestures contribute to the cognitive and social development of humans within their lifespan, and may also indicate the efficacy of interactional practices and cognitive processes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is thought-provoking reading for psycholinguists, cognitive scientists, and all who study language development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aliyah Morgenstern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1433836297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433836299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Psychological Association (APA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.53h x 6.77w x 0.94d","brand":"Aliyah Morgenstern","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987033751807,"sku":"9781433836299","price":87.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab0071a8-8e22-4909-82f1-878117a29a54.jpg?v=1683286617","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gesture-in-language-aliyah-morgenstern-9781433836299","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}