A comparison of size gestures made during object descriptions by Anyi speakers from the Ivory Coast and Dutch speakers in the Netherlands reveals considerable formational differences. Firstly, whereas all Anyi speakers make use of body parts to depict size and shape, none of the Dutch speakers do. Secondly, Dutch gestures outlining a size and shape in space are more varied than their Anyi counterparts in the number and distribution of the different handshapes, orientations, and movements. In addition, we report comparisons among Anyi speakers in which body parts are used as a way of showing the size of objects with signs for sizes employed in the sign language used by deaf and hearing signers in Adamorobe, a village community in Ghana that is linguistically and culturally related to the Anyi communities in Cote d’Ivoire. This comparison reveals significant similarities as well as differences, suggesting how co-speech gestures may have been adapted for use in this sign language.

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Anyi（科特迪瓦）和荷兰语（荷兰）中伴随物体描述的手势中对大小和形状的描述

来自科特迪瓦的 Anyi 演讲者和荷兰的荷兰语演讲者在物体描述过程中所做的大小手势的比较揭示了相当大的形成差异。首先，虽然所有讲安义的人都使用身体部位来描绘大小和形状，但荷兰人都没有这样做。其次，在不同的手形、方向和动作的数量和分布上，荷兰人在空间中勾勒出大小和形状的手势比他们的安伊手势更多样化。此外，我们还报告了 Anyi 说话者之间的比较，其中使用身体部位作为显示物体大小的一种方式，并用符号表示在加纳的一个村庄社区 Adamorobe 的聋哑和听力手语手语中使用的手语大小。并与科特迪瓦的 Anyi 社区有文化联系。