Kirsten Bergmann
List of John Benjamins publications for which Kirsten Bergmann plays a role.
Articles
2016 Mapping out the multifunctionality of speakers’ gestures Gesture 15:1, pp. 37–59 | Article
Although it is widely acknowledged that gestures are complex functional elements of human communication, many current functional classification systems are rather rigid, implicitly assuming gestures to perform only one function at any given time. In this paper, we present a theoretical view on the… read more
2013 Automatic and strategic alignment of co-verbal gestures in dialogue Alignment in Communication: Towards a new theory of communication, Wachsmuth, Ipke, Jan de Ruiter, Petra Jaecks and Stefan Kopp (eds.), pp. 87–108 | Article
Spontaneous co-verbal gestures are one means for speakers to align with each other and coordinate their interaction. In this chapter we review current empirical findings of this phenomenon and propose two kinds of partner-specific adaptations of gesturing in dialogue: Automatic alignment that… read more