gestures

The understanding of gestures is very difficult when the various elements are separated from their context. However, when gestures are fitted together into their composite positions, a complete picture evolves. Each gesture is like a word in a language. In order to understand in a language, one must structure his words into units, or “sentences”, which express complete thoughts. A static gesture lasting several seconds might be contradicted by a prior body movement, which in turn might be further repudiated by a subsequent gesture.