Are Beats Gestures Unrelated to Meaning of Verbal Production?: Comment on Mizuguchi's View

Abstract

In a recent note, Mizuguchi (2006) stated that beats are not directly related to the meaning of the production of speech. We report a number of studies that suggest the existence of a clear relationship between beats and significant parts of co-occurring speech.

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