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GestureVol. 4:2 (2005) ► pp.197–219
What we mean by meaning
Conceptual integration in gesture analysis and transcription
Determining what a gesture “means” is an intuitive inferential process, which can profit from the application of a formalism which guides analysis. This paper uses a detailed exploration of a single example to illustrate the efficacy of the conceptual integration framework (Fauconnier & Turner, 2002) in organizing and understanding the process of meaning construction, and particularly in helping the analyst to understand the relationship between iconicity and metaphor.
Keywords: meaning, gesture, blending, conceptual integration
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