Mary M. Copple

List of John Benjamins publications in which Mary M. Copple is involved.

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Elements of Meaning in Gesture

Geneviève Calbris

Summarizing her pioneering work on the semiotic analysis of gestures in conversational settings, Geneviève Calbris offers a comprehensive account of her unique perspective on the relationship between gesture, speech, and thought. She highlights the various functions of gesture and especially shows… read more

[Gesture Studies, 5] 2011. xx, 378 pp.

Copple, Mary M. 2009 Temporal reference and grammaticalization in the Spanish perfect(ive) Historical Linguistics 2007: Selected papers from the 18th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Montreal, 6–11 August 2007, Dufresne, Monique, Fernande Dupuis and Etleva Vocaj (eds.), pp. 73–82 | Article

Much research has discussed the perfect⇒perfective grammaticalization path, but more diachronic research is needed in order to detail the process. In varieties of Peninsular Spanish, the Present Perfect (PP) is grammaticalizing into a perfective, expanding into contexts of use previously occupied… read more

Copple, Mary M. 2007 Michael C. Corballis (2002). From hand to mouth. The origins of language Gestural Communication in Nonhuman and Human Primates, Liebal, Katja, Cornelia Müller and Simone Pika (eds.), pp. 261–279 | Review

Copple, Mary M. 2005 Review of Corballis ((2002)): From hand to mouth. The origins of language Gestural Communication in Nonhuman and Human Primates, Liebal, Katja, Cornelia Müller and Simone Pika (eds.), pp. 285–304 | Review

Copple, Mary M. 2003 Gesture and Speech: André Leroi-Gourhan’s theory of the co-evolution of manual and intellectual activities Gesture 3:1, pp. 47–94 | Article

The role of gesture in Leroi-Gourhan’s theory of the origin of language is portrayed in its historical context and in view of recent research to allow a balanced appraisal of his contribution to the debate. Written in the mid-1960s, his Gesture and Speech offers a vivid contrast to Chomsky’s… read more