Pointing gestures can localize sound sensations where words fall short

Evidence

In non-verbal elicitation techniques, which form the second group of descriptive analysis methods, the aim is to achieve a direct elicitation of perceived sensations, but without using a formal set of verbal descriptors (Mason et al., 2001). Several techniques based on bodily gestures, such as localization by pointing in the direction of the tested or reference object, have been used (Choisel and Zimmer, 2003). The rationale is that verbal elicitation is not always appropriate to describe the complexity of an auditory space. — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 942

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Could support the way ‘Complaints About Immodesty’ frames how one medium (dress/gesture) can signal what words cannot — here bodily gesture substitutes for verbal descriptors in auditory evaluation.