Hand gestures may help you stress syllables that should be emphasised as you learn a new language Fiordaliso/Getty Images
If you’re learning a new language, making pronounced hand gestures could help you emphasise the correct parts of words.
In some languages, certain syllables within words are pronounced with markedly more weight than others, known as lexical stress. Previous research suggests that and now at New York University in Shanghai, China, and his colleagues have found that making hand movements also assists us in using lexical stress correctly.
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