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Is pointing \"just pointing\"? (Comunicazione a convegno)
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- Is pointing \"just pointing\"? (Comunicazione a convegno) (literal)
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- 2005-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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- October 21-23, 2005. (literal)
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- Abstract: This paper aims to contribute to a clearer understanding of the gesture of pointing and, more generally, of indexical reference in human communication. Towards this end, I consider evidence provided by studies on spoken and signed languages, and on the learning of such languages. I highlight different uses and functions that pointing gestures may have as generic, non linguistic attention-directing devices, and as indexes that appear to require symbolic, linguistic abilities. I examine in detail the use of pointing gesture for expressing person reference distinctions as distinguished from demonstrative/locative reference. On these grounds, unwarranted assumptions that hinder both an appropriate analysis of pointing gestures, and appropriate comparisons with vocal indexes (e.g. deictic pronouns and deictic-anaphoric reference systems in speech) are challenged, and a unitary approach to the problems posed by the study of indexical reference in human linguistic and nonlinguistic communication is articulated. (literal)
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