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The document discusses directional gestures used in the Guugu Yimithirr (GY) language. Some key points: 1) GY speakers use four cardinal direction words (north, south, east, west) for all situations regarding location and motion. Both the language structure and use assume a cardinally oriented space. 2) Pointing gestures in GY are directionally oriented and depend on the synchronization between words and gestures to convey meaning and shared knowledge of directional orientation. 3) Language and gesture

Author

Sara Ammar

Language

EN