A Formal Semantics for Iconic Spatial Gestures

In this paper I describe a formal semantics for iconic spatial gestures. My claim is that the meaning of iconic gestures can be captured with an appropriate mathematical theory of space and the familiar notion of intersecting modification. I support this claim with the analysis of some examples extracted from an annotated corpus of natural humanhuman interaction. Key words: gesture semantics, non-verbal communication, formal semantics, applied spatial logic

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2009
• Where: AMSTERDAM
• Authors: Gianluca Giorgolo
• Keywords: AMSTERDAM 2009, Appropriate Mathematical Theory, Formal Semantics, Iconic Spatial Gestures, Logical Reasoning