The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to its talk
by:
Prof. *Sotaro Kita *(University of Warwick)
[web <https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psych/people/skita/skita>]
Title: *Gesture, Language and Thought*
Date: Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Time: 17:00-18:30
Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Oktober 6 st. 7, room 101
Abstract:
This presentation concerns a theory on how gestures (accompanying speaking
and silent thinking) are generated and how gestures facilitate the
gesturer's own cognitive processes. I will present evidence that gestures
are generated from a general-purpose Action Generator, which also generates
“practical” actions such as grasping a cup to drink, and that the Action
Generator generates gestural representation in close coordination with the
speech production process (Kita & Ozyurek, 2003, Journal of Memory and
Language). I will also present evidence that gestures facilitate thinking
and speaking through four functions: gesture activates, manipulates,
packages and explores spatio-motoric representations (Kita, Chu, & Alibali,
2017, Psychological Review). Further, I will argue that schematic nature of
gestural representation plays a crucial role in these four functions. To
summarise, gesture, generated at the interface of action and language,
shapes the way we think and we speak.
We are looking forward to see you.
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http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events
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