Language of Asian Gestures

<p><i>The Language of Asian Gestures</i> explores Asian gestures as a non-verbal language within the context of films and dramas.</p><p>This book provides a cross-cultural Asian perspective on a range of important common gestures and their meanings covering a range of Asian regions including Korea China Hong Kong Japan Taiwan Vietnam Singapore Thailand Indonesia the Philippines India and Pakistan. While most studies focus on text-based communication gestures find themselves overshadowed by text and speech. Asian gestures too often reside in the shadow of Eurocentric viewpoints. This book will shift this dynamic and amplify the voices that have typically been marginalised within 20th-century Eurocentric discussions.</p><p>The book will be informative for students and researchers interested in Asian languages cultures film studies and pragmatics. It bridges the gap between words and gestures unveiling a world of concealed meanings and enriching our understanding of diverse forms of expression.</p>