Gestural meta-communication: modifying functions of hand gesture (MetaGest) (Completed)
2014–2018
An integral part of natural conversations among humans is that speakers add (indirect) cues to the intended interpretation of their utterances. One particularly interesting phenomenon of such meta-communication is gestural modification, when humans apply non-verbal signals such as gestures and body language in order to enrich the semantic content of their utterances for the listener.
