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Ruth Church, Martha Alibali & Spencer Kelly (eds.), Why gesture: How the hands function in speaking, thinking and communicating. Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins, 2017. Pp. vii + 433.

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Ruth Church, Martha Alibali & Spencer Kelly (eds.), Why gesture: How the hands function in speaking, thinking and communicating. Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins, 2017. Pp. vii + 433.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2020

Chen Han  and
Heng Li
Chen Han*
Affiliation:
Xiamen University
Heng Li*
Affiliation:
Southwest University
*
Author’s address: College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Xiamen University, 422 Siming South Road, Siming District, Xiamen 361005, P. R. Chinahanchen3713@foxmail.com
Author’s address: College of International Studies, Southwest University, 2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing 4007115, P. R. Chinaleehem168@163.com
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Journal of Linguistics , Volume 56 , Issue 2 , 01 April 2020 , pp. 441 - 445
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