%0 Journal Article %A Parrill, Fey %A Sweetser, Eve %T What we mean by meaning: Conceptual integration in gesture analysis and transcription %D 2004 %J Gesture %V 4 %N 2 %P 197-219 %@ 1568-1475 %R https://doi.org/10.1075/gest.4.2.05par %K conceptual integration %K meaning %K gesture %K blending %I John Benjamins %X Determining what a gesture “means” is an intuitive inferential process, which can profit from the application of a formalism which guides analysis. This paper uses a detailed exploration of a single example to illustrate the efficacy of the conceptual integration framework (Fauconnier & Turner, 2002) in organizing and understanding the process of meaning construction, and particularly in helping the analyst to understand the relationship between iconicity and metaphor. %U https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/gest.4.2.05par