Everyone uses gestures. Even children often intuitively decipher what they mean. But is this meaning really identical across all cultures? Does gesture need to be relearned or merely adapted when switching cultures? And do entirely new gestures perhaps emerge in the intercultural realm? Daniela Marcantonio systematically addresses these questions based on theoretical considerations and an extensive empirical study in the transitional field between German and Italian cultures. She demonstrates that while gestures are learned alongside a language, their application is by no means limited to that one culture.