Author: Calbris, Genevieve
Title: The Semiotics of French Gestures
Description: Bloomington, Indiana University Press, (1990). orig.cloth. 24x16cm, xix,236 pp. Textual photos & diagrams. Minor rubbing, VG. dustwrapper ¶ Contents: Determining the Relevant Features of a Gestural Expression: An Intracultural Experimental Study; The Iconic & Cultural Nature of Gesture: An Intercultural Experimental Study; Physical Components of the Gestural Sign; Semantic Fields of the Gestural Sign; Mimic Representation; The Relationship Between Signifier & Signified: Motivation; An Application: The Motivation of Refusal; Gesture & Speech; Conclusion.

Keywords: Nonverbal Communication, France, French Gestures, Gesture, Gestural Sign, Semiotics, Semantics, Linguistics, Anthropology