Effects of Scale on Multimodal Deixis: Evidence From Quiahije Chatino.

ABSTRACT: As humans interact in the world, they often orient one another's attention to objects through the use of spoken demonstrative expressions and head and/or hand movements to point to the objects. Although indicating behaviors have frequently been studied in lab settings, we know surprisingly little about how demonstratives and pointing are used to coordinate attention in large-scale space and in natural contexts. This study investigates how speakers of Quiahije Chatino, an indigenous language of Mexico, use demonstratives and pointing to give directions to named places in large-scale space across multiple scales (local activity, district, state). The results show that the use and coordination of demonstratives and pointing change as the scale of search space for the target grows. At larger s

SUBMITTER: Mesh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7835423 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature