Papers by Ewa Jarmolowicz-Nowikow
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Body-Language-Communication: An International Handbook on Multimodality in Human Interaction. Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science (HSK) 38/2, 2014
The number of studies focused on the form of pointing gestures is relatively limited. They
conce... more The number of studies focused on the form of pointing gestures is relatively limited. They
concern hand shape in small children as well as cultural conventions influencing the form
of pointing gestures. The aim of this article is to show that the type of the referent of a
pointing gesture whether it is a person or an object is a determinant of the form of
pointing gestures realized by adult native speakers of Polish. The research involves two
experimental tasks aimed at eliciting pointing gestures indicating people and objects. The
results show that Polish people use different forms of pointing gestures depending on what
they are pointing at. It was shown that almost all pointing gestures made to indicate objects
(paper figures in this case) had the form of index finger extended, while the majority of
gestures indicating people had a form different than index finger extended, being realized
with open palm or gaze. A survey conducted supports the assumption that the results of both
experiments were strongly influenced by Polish cultural norms concerning pointing gestures.
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The first gesture produced by children before they utter their first word has the form of an exte... more The first gesture produced by children before they utter their first word has the form of an extended
index finger. T his gesture is often described as a prototypical pointing gesture and is regarded as a universal
display of intentional communication in most explored cultures (Volterra et al. 2011; T omasello
2007). It is interesting, however, that in many cultures, a pointing gesture realized with index finger
extended is regarded as rude, especially when made by adults or by children past the age of learning
to speak. T he aim of this paper is to answer some questions concerning the form and usage of pointing
gestures performed by native speakers of P olish. T his paper is focused on potential determinants of the
form of pointing gestures, on the P olish cultural norms for indicating people and objects, as well as on
the perception of pointing gestures. T he study is based on two experiments and a survey.
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Jarmołowicz-Nowikow, E. 2012. Are pointing gestures induced by communicative intention? The LNCS Springer Volume “Behavioural Cognitive Systems”, 2012
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E. Jarmołowicz-Nowikow. 2009. Polish Children's Gesticulation in Narrating (Re-telling) a Cartoon. [w:] Cross-Modal Analysis of Speech, Gestures, Gaze and Facial Expression. A. Esposito., R. Vich (red.), Springer, LNAI 5641, pp. 239-247., 2009
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E. Jarmolowicz, M. Karpinski, Z. Malisz, M. Szczyszek. 2007. Gesture, Prosody and (...), [w:] Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Behaviours. Anna Esposito, Marcos Faundez-Zanuy, Eric Keller, Maria Marinaro (red.), Springer LNAI Series 4775, pp. 99-110., 2007
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concern hand shape in small children as well as cultural conventions influencing the form
of pointing gestures. The aim of this article is to show that the type of the referent of a
pointing gesture whether it is a person or an object is a determinant of the form of
pointing gestures realized by adult native speakers of Polish. The research involves two
experimental tasks aimed at eliciting pointing gestures indicating people and objects. The
results show that Polish people use different forms of pointing gestures depending on what
they are pointing at. It was shown that almost all pointing gestures made to indicate objects
(paper figures in this case) had the form of index finger extended, while the majority of
gestures indicating people had a form different than index finger extended, being realized
with open palm or gaze. A survey conducted supports the assumption that the results of both
experiments were strongly influenced by Polish cultural norms concerning pointing gestures.
index finger. T his gesture is often described as a prototypical pointing gesture and is regarded as a universal
display of intentional communication in most explored cultures (Volterra et al. 2011; T omasello
2007). It is interesting, however, that in many cultures, a pointing gesture realized with index finger
extended is regarded as rude, especially when made by adults or by children past the age of learning
to speak. T he aim of this paper is to answer some questions concerning the form and usage of pointing
gestures performed by native speakers of P olish. T his paper is focused on potential determinants of the
form of pointing gestures, on the P olish cultural norms for indicating people and objects, as well as on
the perception of pointing gestures. T he study is based on two experiments and a survey.
concern hand shape in small children as well as cultural conventions influencing the form
of pointing gestures. The aim of this article is to show that the type of the referent of a
pointing gesture whether it is a person or an object is a determinant of the form of
pointing gestures realized by adult native speakers of Polish. The research involves two
experimental tasks aimed at eliciting pointing gestures indicating people and objects. The
results show that Polish people use different forms of pointing gestures depending on what
they are pointing at. It was shown that almost all pointing gestures made to indicate objects
(paper figures in this case) had the form of index finger extended, while the majority of
gestures indicating people had a form different than index finger extended, being realized
with open palm or gaze. A survey conducted supports the assumption that the results of both
experiments were strongly influenced by Polish cultural norms concerning pointing gestures.
index finger. T his gesture is often described as a prototypical pointing gesture and is regarded as a universal
display of intentional communication in most explored cultures (Volterra et al. 2011; T omasello
2007). It is interesting, however, that in many cultures, a pointing gesture realized with index finger
extended is regarded as rude, especially when made by adults or by children past the age of learning
to speak. T he aim of this paper is to answer some questions concerning the form and usage of pointing
gestures performed by native speakers of P olish. T his paper is focused on potential determinants of the
form of pointing gestures, on the P olish cultural norms for indicating people and objects, as well as on
the perception of pointing gestures. T he study is based on two experiments and a survey.