A1 Journal article (refereed)
How Hand Gestures Contribute to Action Ascription (2019)
Lilja, N., & Piirainen-Marsh, A. (2019). How Hand Gestures Contribute to Action Ascription. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 52(4), 343-364. https://doi.org/10.1080/08351813.2019.1657275
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Lilja, Niina; Piirainen-Marsh, Arja
Journal or series: Research on Language and Social Interaction
ISSN: 0835-1813
eISSN: 1532-7973
Publication year: 2019
Volume: 52
Issue number: 4
Pages range: 343-364
Publisher: Routledge
Publication country: United States
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08351813.2019.1657275
Publication open access: Not open
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/66299
Abstract
This article investigates the embodied achievement of intersubjectivity by analyzing depictive gestures that are produced during the final components of the ongoing verbal TCU and extended into the following turn transition space. The depictive gestures in focus elaborate the TCUs by providing additional information on the verbal content of the turn. They may, for example, provide a visual representation of an action that is referred to in the verbal TCU, depict details that are not referred to in talk, or perform bodily enactments that model projected next actions. The analysis demonstrates that timed in this way, the gestures contribute to the multimodal action package that they are part of in a specific way: They work to secure the recognizability of the ongoing action and enhance coparticipants’ possibilities to produce the relevant next actions. In this way the gestures support action ascription. The data are in Finnish with English translations.
Keywords: intersubjectivity; gestures; hands
Free keywords: intersubjectivity; hand gestures; action ascription
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2019
JUFO rating: 3