This is a demonstration of the relation between WORDS AND GESTURES. The sound of a word generates a gesture which indicates the meaning of the word. This is how human speech evolved and explains how children acquire language so easily and rapidly. SEE http://www.percepp.demon.co.uk for full texts AND the Table of Speech/Gesture Elements at http://www.percepp.com/elements.jpg
From The Physical Foundation of Language Robin Allott 2001
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