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Background: The assessment and rehabilitation of acquired neurogenic communication disorders rarely involves a systematic analysis of gesture use. The right cerebral hemisphere has been identified as a possible locus of control for gesture. McNeill's (McNeill & Duncan, ) growth point theory posits a structure for the organisation of processes from both cerebral hemispheres which serves to support the integration of gestural and verbal messages that emerge from a non‐modality specific cognitive growth point or idea unit.

Aims: The first aim of this research was to describe male non‐brain‐damaged (NBD) speakers' gesture use in the context of spontaneous discourse. The second aim was to compare the gesture production patterns of five individual males with right cerebral hemisphere damage (RHD) with the NBD group's pattern of performance.

Methods & Procedures: Gesture rates and variation of …