In this paper I argue against the common assumption in recent literature that content-bearing
gestures co-occurring with speech project in a single uniform way determined by their co …

Recently, gestures have been a topic of much interest in formal linguistics, especially with
respect to their semantic contribution (Ebert & Ebert 2014; Schlenker 2018a; Esipova 2019a; …

Humans communicate with different modalities. We offer an account of multi-modal meaning
coordination, taking speech-gesture meaning coordination as a prototypical case. We argue …

Gesture has been a topic of recent interest in formal linguistics, especially with respect to its
pragmatic and semantic properties (Lascarides & Stone 2009a, b; Ebert & Ebert 2014; …

Background. Ring is a manual gesture articulated with the tip of the index finger touching the
tip of the thumb, forming a circular or ovular shape. The other fingers are semi-extended and …

This dissertation examines the pragmatics and semantics of co-speech gesture, gesture
produced simultaneously with speech. Using experimental techniques, several patterns are …

Results/Discussion. For Part 1, the choice rates show that co-speech mab cannot be paired
with declaratives ((1a) vs (1b)) or yes-no questions ((2a) vs (2b)): 99% of the participants …

Are syntax and semantics modality-blind? Page 1 Are syntax and semantics modality-blind?
Testing Esipova’s Conjecture with ellipsis Craig Sailor University of Tromsø cwsailor@gmail.com …