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Area of Science:

  • Linguistics
  • Semiotics
  • Communication Studies

Background:

  • The study addresses the heterogeneity of language, incorporating categorial, depictive, and analogic semiotic signs.
  • It critically examines the utility of the term "gesture" within linguistic and semiotic analysis.
  • Kendon's perspective on bodily action in utterance production is revisited and clarified.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze language as a semiotically heterogeneous system.
  • To critique and redefine the use of "gesture" in communication studies.
  • To re-explain Kendon's framework for analyzing visible bodily action in speech production.

Main Methods:

  • Semiotic analysis of language structure.
  • Critical review of existing literature on "gesture" and bodily action.
  • Reinterpretation of Kendon's theoretical proposals.

Main Results:

  • Language utilizes diverse semiotic signs: categorial, depictive, and analogic.
  • The term "gesture" is identified as imprecise and lacking analytical value.
  • Kendon's model for analyzing the role of bodily actions in communication is presented in a new light.

Conclusions:

  • A more nuanced understanding of language's semiotic diversity is proposed.
  • Moving beyond the term "gesture" enhances the analysis of embodied communication.
  • Kendon's framework offers valuable insights into the integration of bodily action and utterance.