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Author Spotlight: Deciphering the Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Gesture in Communication
Published on: January 26, 2024
Emoticons in text may function like gestures in spoken or signed communication
Laurie Beth Feldman1, Cecilia R Aragon2, Nan-Chen Chen2
1Department of Psychology,University at Albany,Albany,NY 12222.lfeldman@albany.eduwww.albany.edu/psychology.
Abstract:
We draw parallels between emoticons in textual communication and gesture in signed language with respect to the interdependence of codes by describing two contexts under which the behavior of emoticons in textual communication resembles that of gesture in speech. Generalizing from those findings, we propose that gesture is likely characterized by a nuanced interdependence with language whether signed, spoken or texted.
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