Self-referential gestures in conversation

One way speakers can refer to themselves in conversation is with a stressed first-person pronoun accompanied by a movement of the hand to or toward the chest. This can be produced alone or in tandem with a reference and gesture to another person. Close analysis of several instances of self-referenti...

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Published in:Discourse studies 2007-08, Vol.9 (4), p.558-566
Main Author: TURK, MONICA J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collectivities
Communication
Conversation
Discourse analysis
Extraction
Family names
Fingers
Gestures
Hands
Linguistics
Otherness
Pronouns
Reference (Semantic)
Referents
RESEARCH NOTE
Self
Self referential statements
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Summary:One way speakers can refer to themselves in conversation is with a stressed first-person pronoun accompanied by a movement of the hand to or toward the chest. This can be produced alone or in tandem with a reference and gesture to another person. Close analysis of several instances of self-referential gesture demonstrates that this form of self-reference is designed to achieve interactional work beyond simple reference, specifically relational disaggregation and self-referential extraction.
ISSN:1461-4456
1461-7080
DOI:10.1177/1461445607079166