ABSTRACT
First published in 1986. The present volume is the outcome of a symposium on Gestures, Cultures and Communication, held in May 1982 at Victoria College, University of Toronto. This conference, one of a series of five colloquia which took place during the Third International Summer Institute for Semiotic and Structural Studies, was organized by the Toronto Semiotic Circle. The purpose of the 1982 conference was to explore the biological basis of gestures by bringing together investigators working mainly in the fields of anthropology, neurophysiology, neuropsychology and psycholinguistics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|42 pages
The Nature and Function of Gestures
part II|84 pages
The Neurological Substratum of Gestures and Motor Activity
part III|78 pages
Developmental Theories of Gesture
part IV|80 pages
The Pathological Manifestations of Gestural Behavior