Contents

• 1 Purpose and theoretical background
• 2 Classification of gestures by form
  • 2.1 Spatiotemporal components of gesture: Phase
  • 2.2 Hand Shape
  • 2.3 Symmetry
  • 2.4 Modifiers
  
  
• 3 Gestural Composition
  • 3.1 Complex Gestures
  • 3.2 Transitions
  • 3.3 Held Postures
  
  
• 4 Classification of gestures by function
  • 4.1 The relationship between speech and gesture
  • 4.2 Functional categories of gestures
  
  
• 5 Notational system
• 6 Annotation
  • 6.1 Speech Tier(s)
  • 6.2 Gesture Tier(s)
  
  
• 7 Preliminary Evaluation
  • 7.1 Evaluation levels
  • 7.2 Pilot evaluation
  
  
• Bibliography
• About this document ...

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