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Motor or beat gestures usually consist of short, repetitive, rhythmic movements that are closely tied with [[Prosody (linguistics)|prosody]] in verbal speech. Unlike symbolic and deictic gestures, beat gestures cannot occur independently of verbal speech and convey no semantic information. For example, some people wave their hands as they speak to emphasize a certain word or phrase. |
Motor or beat gestures usually consist of short, repetitive, rhythmic movements that are closely tied with [[Prosody (linguistics)|prosody]] in verbal speech. Unlike symbolic and deictic gestures, beat gestures cannot occur independently of verbal speech and convey no semantic information. For example, some people wave their hands as they speak to emphasize a certain word or phrase. |
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These gestures are closely coordinated with speech. The so-called beat gestures are used in conjunction with speech and keep time with the rhythm of speech to emphasize certain words or phrases. These types of gestures are integrally connected to [[Speech communication|speech]] and thought processes.<ref name="McNeill" /> |
These gestures are closely coordinated with speech. The so-called beat gestures are used in conjunction with speech and keep time with the rhythm of speech to emphasize certain words or phrases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mpi.nl/departments/neurobiology-of-language/news/the-role-of-beat-gesture-and-pitch-accent-in-semantic-processing|title=The role of beat gesture and pitch accent in semantic processing — Neurobiology of Language — Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics}}</ref> These types of gestures are integrally connected to [[Speech communication|speech]] and thought processes.<ref name="McNeill" /> |
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