We invite abstracts that address any aspect of the study of gesture and Sign Languages, including but not limited to the following research themes: multimodal language acquisition and development • the cognitive and neural underpinnings of gesture and/or sign • the contribution of gesture to language production and comprehension • the role of gesture in situated language use.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Adam Kendon Cambridge University and University College London, UK
Semiotic and modality diversity in the utterance: a languaging perspective

Sotaro Kita University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Deictic gestures for discourse cohesion: Mechanisms for production and comprehension

Marie-Anne Sallandre & Marie-Thérèse L’Huillier Universite Paris-8, France
The Semiological Model for Sign Language: focus on deixis, eye gaze and acquisition

Virginia Volterra Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, CNR Rome, Italy
Searching the roots of words and signs in children’s early action and gestures

Organizzatore:  DComm Project in collaboration with ISTC-CNR
Deadline: 15 May 2017 (early bird: standard 100€; Students 40€ )
16 June 2017 (regular: standard 140€; Students 60€)

Registration fees include 4 coffee breaks, one lunch and a conference welcome bag