The fixation and processing of the iconic gestures that accompany talk

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 194-213

  Beattie, Geoffrey ^a   Webster, Kate ^a   Ross, Jamie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eye fixations; Gestures; Speech; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952527752     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X09359589     Document Type: Article

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