Speaker's Gesture Increases Perceived Event Intensity in English-Chinese Bilinguals

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Keyword: Communication

Abstract: We investigated bilinguals' perception of event intensity based on whether the speaker describing the event was gesturing or not. There were 98 English-Mandarin Chinese bilinguals (43 Males, M_age = 30). Speaker's gesture presence increased participants' ratings of the described event intensity in both English and Mandarin Chinese.

• Amelia Yeo (Presenting Author)