1. I. Introduction 2. 1 Introduction: The Dynamic Dimension of Language (by Levy, Elena T.) 3. 2 On the Origins of Modern Gesture Studies (by Kendon, Adam) 4. II. Language and Cognition 5. 3 Gesture with Speech and Without it (by Goldin-Meadow, Susan) 6. 4 From Gestures to Signs in the Acquisition of Sign Language (by Hoiting, Nini) 7. 5 How does Spoken Language Shape Iconic Gestures? (by Kita, Sotaro) 8. 6 Forgetful or Strategic? The Mystery of the Systematic Avoidance of Reference in the Cartoon Story Narrative (by Furuyama, Nobuhiro) 9. 7 Metagesture: An Analysis of Theoretical Discourse about Multimodal Language (by Parrill, Fey) 10. 8 Potential Cognitive Universals: Evidence from Head Movements in Turkana (by McClave, Evelyn) 11. 9 Blending in Deception: Tracing Output Back to its Source (by Franklin, Amy) 12. 10 A Dynamic View of Metaphor, Gesture and Thought (by Muller, Cornelia) 13. 11 Second Language Acquisition from a McNeillian Perspective (by Stam, Gale) 14. III. Environmental Context and Sociality 15. 12 Face-to-face Dialogue as a Micro-social Context: The Example of Motor Mimicry (by Bavelas, Janet) 16. 13 Master Speakers, Master Gesturers: A String Quarter Master Class (by Haviland, John B.) 17. 14 Constructing Spatial Conceptualizations from Limited Input: Evidence from Norwegian Sign Language (by Liddell, Scott K.) 18. 15 Environmentally Coupled Gestures (by Goodwin, Charles) 19. 16 Indexing Locations in Gesture: Recalled Stimulus Image and Interspeaker Coordination as Factors Influencing Gesture Form (by Kimbara, Irene) 20. 17 The Role of Iconic Gesture in Semantic Communication and its Theoretical and Practical Implications (by Beattie, Geoffrey) 21. 18 Intersubjectivity in Gestures: The Speaker's Perspective toward the Addressee (by Ishino, Mika) 22. 19 An Integrated Approach to the Study of Convention, Conflict, and Compliance in Interaction (by Duncan, Starkey) 23. IV. Atypical Minds and Bodies 24. 20 Discourse Focus, Gesture, and Disfluent Aphasia (by Duncan, Susan D.) 25. 21 The Construction of a Temporally Coherent Narrative by an Autistic Adolescent: Co-contributions of Speech, Enactment and Gesture (by Levy, Elena T.) 26. 22 The Body in Communication: Lessons from the Near-Human (by Cassell, Justine) 27. Index