The description of the use of words and gestures in communication - the perspective of the natural language users and the perspective of the researchers

Abstract

In the first part of my paper, I present language data which show that the use of words and the use of gestures are perceived as separate activities, which can be reported, among others, with the Polish verbs powiedzieć coś komuś and pokazać coś komuś czymś. In the second part, I compare the natural language users' perception of the use of words and gestures with other theoretical approaches. Finally, I come to the conclusion that the natural language users perceive the use of words and gestures differently than the researchers who extend the scope of the natural terms describing the use of words to include the use of gesture