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Body-directed gesture and expressions of social difference in chachi and afro-ecuadorian discourse

Floyd, Simeon·2019·Gesture
DOI 10.1075/gest.19034.flo
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This paper presents an analysis of a data set consisting of instances of body-directed gesture that occurred in racializing expressions of social difference during ethnographic interviews with two neighboring peoples of Ecuador: the indigenous Chachi, speakers of the Cha’palaa language, and Afro-Descendant people, who speak a variety of Spanish. When talking about differences among social groups and categories, a particular sub-type of body-directed gestural practice was salient: using indexical-iconic self-directed gestures as a way to describe other people’s physical bodies or appearances, including references to skin color, hair texture, clothing and ornamentation, and embodiments of carrying objects close to the body. The paper describes the trends seen in the forms and meanings of these gestures in their role here as part of socially categorizing and racializing discourses in the Latin American socio-historical context.

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Authors
Floyd, S.
Affiliations
Universidad San Francisco de Quito (EC)
Corresponding author
Floyd, Simeon
Venue
Gesture
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Published
2019-12-31
Volume
18
Issue
2-3
Pages
281-304
ISSN
  • 1568-1475 (ISSN-L)
  • 1569-9773
DOI
10.1075/gest.19034.flo
OpenAlex
W3095884709
Cited by
1
References
80
Citations by year
2025: 1
FWCI
0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
benjamins.com/content/customers/rights (unspecified, 414 d)
Locations
Gesture (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Indigenous Studies in Latin America
  • Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Language and Culture
Keywords
social difference, Chachi people, Afro-Ecuadorian people, skin color, hair texture, embodiment, social categorization, Latin American history

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