© 1990 by Geneviève Calbris

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Calbris, Geneviève.

The semiotics of French gestures / Geneviève Calbris; translated
by Owen Doyle.
p. cm. — (Advances in semiotics)
Abridgement of the author’s thesis.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-253-31297-3
1. Gesture—France. 2. Semiotics. I. Title. II. Series.
P117.5.F8C35 1990
440’. 141—dc20

88-46027

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