The shrug as marker of obviousness ; Corpus evidence from Dutch face-to-face conversations

Abstract This contribution focuses on the shrug as it is used in stance taking contexts in face-to-face conversations. The shrug qualifies as a ‘compound enactment’, in which prototypically different gestures are combined: “the eye-brows (which are being raised), the hands (which are turned so that the palms face up), the forearms (which may be lifted), and the shoulders (which are also raised). In addition, the head may be tilted” (Streeck 2009: 189. Gesturecraft. The manu-facture of meaning . Amsterdam: Benjamins). More recent studies show that instead of a head tilt, a headshake can also be... Mehr ...