LINGUIST List 10.343

Fri Mar 5 1999

FYI: Gesture/language, LSA Bulletin

Editor for this issue: Jody Huellmantel <jodylinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. Robin Allott, Gesture and language equivalence
2. LSA, March LSA Bulletin

Earlier posts referred to the motor theory of language origin and
function. The relevant papers are on http://www.percep.demon.co.uk

For background on equivalence between language and gesture see:
http://www.percep.demon.co.uk/gesture.htm

Further illustrations of equivalence between words and gestures have
been added comprising:

English function words: 
http://www.percep.demon.co.uk/funcanim.htm

English, Japanese and French verbs: 
http://www.percep.demon.co.uk/verbanim.htm

English, Japanese and French nouns:
http://www.percep.demon.co.uk/morenoun.htm

'Head' in other languages [Latin, Greek, German, Italian, Malay etc.]:
http://www.percep.demon.co.uk/head5.htm



Robin Allott email: RMAllottpercep.demon.co.uk
 http://www.percep.demon.co.uk
 tel/fax: +44 1323 492300

The March 1999 LSA Bulletin is now available on the LSA web site:
http://www.lsadc.org