The surprising ways we gesture about time and space, with Lauren Gawne
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The surprising ways we gesture about time and space, with Lauren Gawne

1113. This week, we talk with linguist Lauren Gawne about her book "Gesture: A Slim Guide." We look at how different cultures gesture about abstract concepts like time and space, and how we unknowingly gesture from our left-to-right writing system. We also look at why pointing is often rude, how different cultures point in different ways, and whether animals gesture on their own.

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