Thursday, April 11 2024, 7pm
Gesture is versatile in form and function. Under certain circumstances, gesture can substitute for speech, and when it does, it embodies the properties of language that children themselves bring to language learning, and underscores the resilience of language itself. Under other circumstances, gesture can form a fully integrated system with speech. When it does, it both predicts and promotes learning, and underscores the resilience of gesture in thinking. Together, these lines of research show how much of our minds is hidden in our hands.
For better planning, please register by April 7, 2024 at: anmeldung@forschungskolleg-humanwissenschaften.de
The lecture is in English. Admission free.
Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften
Am Wingertsberg 4
61348 Bad Homburg
Further information can be found on the college’s website: www.forschungskolleg-humanwissenschaften.de.