Conventional Gestures are not coded as fully as representational or deictic gestures. This is because they have a similar form and meaning every time they are used and often do not have an explicit relationship to the corresponding speech.
The following categories are coded for conventional gestures:
- G-Type = C (except for give)
- G-S relation = RF most of the time, but check the chart below
- Timing is coded as for all other gestures
- Semantic Correlates should be coded only for Nods and Shakes
(No other info is coded for conventionals, but all cells should be marked X as placeholders.)
See the gesture chart on the documentation page of the Language Development Project website for a list of currently coded conventional gestures.