… Consequently, each of these models can be used to explain why speakers with aphasia
might gesture more: for communicative reasons (de Ruiter, Citation2000; Kita & Özyürek, …

… In this research, we addressed the questions of whether gesture tends to be impaired in
speakers with aphasia and whether (and when) these speakers can use gesture to compensate …

… gesture and speech production in aphasia by exploring how much information speakers with
aphasia conveyed by gesture … The second aim was to evaluate if these speakers make use …

… presence and degree of aphasia, can be … gesture use among Cantonese-speaking
individuals: 23 neurologically healthy speakers, 23 speakers with fluent aphasia, and 21 speakers …

… The database contains video samples of discourse obtained from aphasic and healthy control
speakers in four genres (ie, personal narrative, picture description, storytelling, procedural …

… This study is the first to look at how a large group of speakers with aphasia integrate gesture
and speech, and it has findings of theoretical and clinical interest. The PWA were less able …

… He also highlights pragmatic augmentations, for example, where the gesture conveys
information about the speaker’s attitude towards what is being said. Although the specific content …

… Analysis in this chapter will focus on the use of gesture in a single extended sequence. Chil
and … For example, the gestures being made by a speaker can be ridiculed by extracting them …

… intention of the speaker. The conceptualizer decides if a … To gain more insights into the use
of gestures as a potentially … constraints on speech and gesture use in PWA and in persons …

… some regularity and specificity in the use of these gestures in communicative contexts. Several
… placement of an opaque screen between the speakers. Reduction in the incidence of the …