How Pantomime Works: Implications for Theories of Language Origin

Pantomime refers to iconic gesturing that is done for communicative purposes in the absence of speech. Gestural theories of the origins of language claim that a stage of pantomime preceded speech as an initial form of referential communication. However, gestural theories conceive of pantomime as a u...

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Main Authors: Steven Brown, Emma Mittermaier, Tanishka Kher, Paul Arnold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Communication
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcomm.2019.00009/full