# Gestural

An annotation which describes the communicative contribution of intentional bodily action in face-to-face spoken or signed language.

In signed languages gestures are in the same modality as signs. In both signed and spoken languages gestures are not, strictly speaking, language-specific so are not part of a conventional lexicon. However, some gesture types may be shared across larger cultural groupings that include both speakers and signers.\
(Thanks to Trevor Johnston for assisting with this entry)

This term is an expected value of the property:\
[annotationType](https://ldaca.gitbook.io/metadata-for-language-data/properties/annotationtype)

This term is included in the defined term set:\
[AnnotationTypeTerms](https://ldaca.gitbook.io/metadata-for-language-data/defined-term-sets/annotationtypeterms)

[OLAC](http://www.language-archives.org/REC/type-20020628.html#description/gestural)


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