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Dictionary of gestures : expressive comportments and movements in use around the world / François Caradec ; illustrated by Philippe Cousin ; translated by Chris Clarke.

"This is an illustrated dictionary of over 850 gestures from around the world. Gestures often convey meanings that transcend borders, but sometimes they bear vastly different meanings from one continent to another. A dictionary, then, of bodily signs made voluntarily in order to communicate in...

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Main Author: Caradec, François (Author)
Other Authors: Cousin, Philippe (Illustrator), Clarke, Chris (Translator) (Translator)
Other title:Dictionnaire des gestes. English
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Gesture > Dictionaries.
Body language > Dictionaries.
Semiotics > Dictionaries.
Body language.
Gesture.
Semiotics.
Dictionaries.
Table of Contents:
  • On the beauty of gestures
  • The Head
  • The Temples
  • The Ear
  • The Forehead
  • The Eyebrows and Eyelashes
  • The Eye
  • The Nose
  • The Mouth
  • The Lips
  • The Tongue
  • The Teeth
  • The Cheeks
  • The Chin
  • The Neck
  • The Shoulders
  • The Armpits
  • The Arms
  • The Forearm
  • The Elbow
  • The Wrist
  • The Fingernails
  • The Hand
  • The Fist
  • Both Hands
  • Hand to Hand
  • The Thumb
  • The Index Finger
  • The Middle Finger
  • The Ring Finger
  • The Little Finger (The Pinky)
  • The Torso
  • The Chest
  • The Hips
  • The Waist and the Stomach
  • The Buttocks
  • The Groin, the Genitals, the Thighs
  • The Knees, the Legs
  • The Foot.

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