论手势的思维功能

On the Functions of Gesture in Thinking

手势从以下等几个方面反映思维:以手指人/物手势的发展、手势的习得顺序、"母亲手势语"的使用、手势产生过程中对"原概念"特征的选择、手势的使用频率。从以下等几个方面影响思维:成年人手势的使用影响幼儿思维的发展、手势能增加思维的维度、手势通过增加对立协助语境思想形成思维、手势通过减轻说话者的认知负荷影响思维以及手势通过增加意义表达方式促进思维的发展。

This paper studies the function of gesture in thinking and holds the view that the development of the gesture pointing to people/objects, the order of the gesture acquisition, the use of the motherese gestures, the choice of the source concept features, and the frequency of the gesture use reflect the development of thought. And we also illustrate that adults＇ use of gesture influences young children＇ s thought,gestures increase the dimension of thought,gestures help contextual thinking to form thought with contrast, gestures affect thought through the decrease of cognitive load, and gestures stimulate the development of thought through the increase of modality to express meaning.