Gesture is widely regarded to play an important role in communication, both in conjunction
with and independent of speech. Indeed, gesture is known to develop even before the onset …

Gesture facilitates language production, but there is debate surrounding its exact role. It has
been argued that gestures lighten the load on verbal working memory (VWM; Goldin …

In everyday communication, semantic information is transmitted by both speech and the
gestures that accompany speech. Listeners, therefore, need to monitor two quite different …

This study was designed to determine if certain types of gesture-speech combinations act as
transitional phenomena preceding production of 2-word utterances. Ten normally …

Background: Speech and language therapists rarely analyse iconic gesture when assessing
a client with aphasia, despite a growing body of research suggesting that language and …

Investigated effects of stuttering on gesture for adults and children. Found through
transcription of videotaped narratives that during bouts of stuttering, the coexpressed …