Providing evidence for a well-worn stereotype: Italians and Swedes do gesture differently

Across cultures and languages spontaneous speech is often accompanied by gestures. It is a popular belief that people in Italy gesture more than people in Northern Europe, such as in Sweden. Despite this general assumption few studies empirically investigate cultural differences in gesture frequency...

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Main Authors: Maria Graziano, Marianne Gullberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Communication
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1314120/full