This study compares words and gestures produced in a controlled experimental setting by
children raised in different linguistic/cultural environments to examine the robustness of …

Why an iconic gesture takes its particular form is a largely open question, given the
variations one finds across both situations and speakers. We present results of an empirical …

Several investigators, including speech–language pathologists have examined the
hypothesis that the production of a gesture can facilitate word retrieval, in healthy speakers …

This landmark study examines the role of gestures in relation to speech and thought.
Leading scholars, including psychologists, linguists and anthropologists, offer state-of-the …

The gestures that accompany speech are more than just arbitrary hand movements or
communicative devices. They are simulated actions that can both prime and facilitate …

The positive effects of gesturing on memory are robust but their interpretation is still
controversial. To clarify the issue, recognition and cued recall of action phrases were …

This research examined whether the semantic relationships between representational
gestures and their lexical affiliates are evaluated similarly when lexical affiliates are …

Hand gestures are ubiquitous in communication. However, there is considerable debate
regarding the fundamental role that gesture plays in communication and, subsequently …

This paper describes two experiments conducted to identify the role of synchronization in the
perception of 'speech and gesture'communication and to isolate the parameters that …

At the one-word stage children use gesture to supplement their speech ('eat'+ point at
cookie), and the onset of such supplementary gesture-speech combinations predicts the …