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Not crazy, just talking on the phone: Gestures and mobile phone conversations
Carolyn Y. Wei
University of Washington
cwei@u.washington.edu
Abstract
This paper discusses why mobile phone users
engage in vivid nonverbal communication
behaviors that do not benefit their communication
partner, e.g., gesturing, smiling, and nodding their
heads. It reviews generally the literature on
nonverbal aspects of mobile phone use. It then
specifically focuses on the communicative
functions of nonverbal behavior, such as the use of
gesture in speaking when the partner is not
visually present and how it can influence
conversations….
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