Praxis, demonstration and pantomime: a motion capture investigation of differences in action performances
A commonly held assumption is that demonstration and pantomime differ from ordinary action in that the movements are slowed down and exaggerated to be better understood by intended receivers. This claim has, however, been based on meagre empirical support. This article provides direct evidence that...
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| description | A commonly held assumption is that demonstration and pantomime differ from ordinary action in that the movements are slowed down and exaggerated to be better understood by intended receivers. This claim has, however, been based on meagre empirical support. This article provides direct evidence that the different functional demands of demonstration and pantomime result in motion characteristics that differ from those for praxic action. In the experiment, participants were dressed in motion capture suits and asked to (1) perform an action, (2) demonstrate this action so that somebody else could learn how to perform it, (3) pantomime this action without using the object so that somebody else could learn how to perform it, and (4) pantomime this action without using the object so that somebody else could distinguish it from another action. The results confirm that actors slow down and exaggerate their movements in demonstrations and pantomimes when compared to ordinary actions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10dab18abc7546bc836887f508764a3a2024-04-02T09:26:52ZengCambridge University PressLanguage and Cognition1866-98081866-985912810.1017/langcog.2024.8Praxis, demonstration and pantomime: a motion capture investigation of differences in action performancesPrzemysław Żywiczyński0Marek Placiński1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7225-3099Marta Sibierska2Monika Boruta-Żywiczyńska3Sławomir Wacewicz4Michał Meina5Peter Gärdenfors6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7423-828XCenter for Language Evolution Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, PolandCenter for Language Evolution Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, PolandCenter for Language Evolution Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, PolandCenter for Language Evolution Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, PolandCenter for Language Evolution Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, PolandFaculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, PolandDepartment of Philosophy, Lund University, Lund, SwedenA commonly held assumption is that demonstration and pantomime differ from ordinary action in that the movements are slowed down and exaggerated to be better understood by intended receivers. This claim has, however, been based on meagre empirical support. This article provides direct evidence that the different functional demands of demonstration and pantomime result in motion characteristics that differ from those for praxic action. In the experiment, participants were dressed in motion capture suits and asked to (1) perform an action, (2) demonstrate this action so that somebody else could learn how to perform it, (3) pantomime this action without using the object so that somebody else could learn how to perform it, and (4) pantomime this action without using the object so that somebody else could distinguish it from another action. The results confirm that actors slow down and exaggerate their movements in demonstrations and pantomimes when compared to ordinary actions.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1866980824000085/type/journal_articledemonstrationevolution of languagemotion capturepantomimeteaching |
| spellingShingle | Przemysław Żywiczyński Marek Placiński Marta Sibierska Monika Boruta-Żywiczyńska Sławomir Wacewicz Michał Meina Peter Gärdenfors Praxis, demonstration and pantomime: a motion capture investigation of differences in action performances Language and Cognition demonstration evolution of language motion capture pantomime teaching |
| title | Praxis, demonstration and pantomime: a motion capture investigation of differences in action performances |
| title_full | Praxis, demonstration and pantomime: a motion capture investigation of differences in action performances |
| title_fullStr | Praxis, demonstration and pantomime: a motion capture investigation of differences in action performances |
| title_full_unstemmed | Praxis, demonstration and pantomime: a motion capture investigation of differences in action performances |
| title_short | Praxis, demonstration and pantomime: a motion capture investigation of differences in action performances |
| title_sort | praxis demonstration and pantomime a motion capture investigation of differences in action performances |
| topic | demonstration evolution of language motion capture pantomime teaching |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1866980824000085/type/journal_article |
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