The at-issue status of (modified) pro-speech gestures
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Data from Schlenker (2021) suggests that modifications of pro-speech gestures—for example, a lifting gesture modified by trembling of the hands and facial expressions to convey effort—contribute not-at-issue meaning. If this is the case, modified pro-speech gestures convey information across two semantic dimensions simultaneously: the neutral pro-speech gesture contributes at-issue meaning, while the modification adds not-at-issue content. Presenting results from a rating study, I provide empirical support for this claim and offer novel experimental evidence confirming that pro-speech gestures contribute at-issue meaning.
Author: Fritzsche, Lennart
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7082632917
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