From gesture to scientific language

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1683-1714

  Roth, Wolff Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conceptual representation; Gestures; Indexicality; Interaction; Laboratory talk; Learning; Scientific language

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034288785     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-2166(99)00115-0     Document Type: Article

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