Methodological reflections on gesture analysis in SLA and bilingualism research
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Summary, in English
Gestures, i.e. the symbolic movements that speakers perform while they speak, form a closely interconnected system with speech, where gestures serve both addressee-directed (‘communicative’) and speaker-directed (‘internal’) functions. This article aims (1) to show that a combined analysis of gesture and speech offers new ways to address theoretical issues in second language acquisition (SLA) and bilingualism studies, probing SLA and bilingualism as product and process; and (2) to outline some methodological concerns and desiderata to facilitate the inclusion of gesture in SLA and bilingualism research.
Publishing year
2010
Language
English
Pages
75-102
Publication/Series
Second Language Research
Volume
26
Issue
1
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- General Language Studies and Linguistics
Keywords
- learner varieties
- SLA
- gesture
- bilingualism
- crosslinguistic influence
- output
- input
- method
- coding
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0267-6583