Verbal and nonverbal deixis: the pointed lip gesture among the San Blas Cuna
- 1 April 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Language in Society
- Vol. 2 (1), 117-131
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047404500000087
Abstract
The pointed lip gesture is a facial gesture in use among the Cuna Indians of San Blas, Panama. It occurs in various contexts with meanings which at first appear to be unrelated. An analysis of the contexts reveals, however, that the meaning ‘pointing’ is always present and that further meanings are derived from the discourse structures in which the pointed lip gesture is found.Keywords
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