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SUMMARY:Gesture\, language and thought - Sotaro Kita (University of Warwic
 k)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240515T173000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240515T183000
UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/a48709fd-9d64-4143-92c6-501056997dad/
DESCRIPTION:This presentation concerns a theory on how gestures (accompany
 ing speaking and silent thinking) are generated and how gestures facilitat
 e the gesturer's own cognitive processes. I will present evidence that ges
 tures are generated from a general-purpose Action Generator\, which also g
 enerates “practical” actions such as grasping a cup to drink\, and tha
 t the Action Generator generates gestural representation in close coordina
 tion with the speech production process (Kita & Ozyurek\, 2003\, Journal o
 f Memory and Language). I will also present evidence that gestures facilit
 ate thinking and speaking through four functions: gesture activates\, mani
 pulates\, packages and explores spatio-motoric representations (Kita\, Chu
 \, & Alibali\, 2017\, Psychological Review). Further\, I will argue that s
 chematic nature of gestural representation plays a crucial role in these f
 our functions. To summarise\, gesture\, generated at the interface of acti
 on and language\, shapes the way we think and we speak.\nSpeakers:\nSotaro
  Kita (University of Warwick)
LOCATION:All Souls College ( Hovenden Room and Zoom)\, High Street OX1 4AL
TZID:Europe/London
URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/a48709fd-9d64-4143-92c6-501056997dad/
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