Gestures, Their Origins and DistributionExamining the gesture repertoire found in twenty-five countries, this study of conscious body language interprets the actions, postures, movements, and expressions of people engaged in conversation. |
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The horizontal hornsign on a wallpainting at Pompeii | 137 |
The protective hornsign painted on a Maltese boat | 145 |
A German figsign | 153 |
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40 locations action alert ancient beckon Belgium cheek screw cheek stroke chin flick Common O Relatively Common Relatively Rare Corfu N cuckold Denmark Holland N dominant ear touch Eire Norway Sweden Europe explanation EYELID PULL fingers gesture fingertips kiss Florence forearm jerk forefinger France France W Germany Austria Germany Austria N gesture map Greece Turkey Greek hand purse Harvey Smith head toss Hickstead informants at 40 interpretation Ireland Eire Norway Italian Italy KEY Relatively Common Magna Graecia Malta Tunisia Yugoslavia Naples Norway Sweden Denmark nose tap nose thumb obscene V-sign original palm-back V-sign particular gesture phallic phrase popular protective Rare O Absent Reggio region Relatively Common Relatively ring gesture Rome Sardinia Malta Tunisia saying Scotland Wales England sexual insult Sicily Sicily N signal Spain Canaries Portugal Sweden Denmark Holland symbolic gestures Taranto teeth flick Tunisia Yugoslavia Corfu Turin usage V-sign zone