Portland-State-University 2024-2025 Bulletin

Comm 539 Gesture and Meaning in Everyday Talk

How humans use gesture and vocal intonation in conversation, with a primary emphasis on informal settings, interaction of gesture with language, metaphorical aspects of gesture, and the contribution of gesture to cognitive and interactive processes of message origination and interpretation. Expected preparation: Comm 311 or equivalent; upper-division or graduate standing.

Credits

4
  • Up one level
  • 500