The language–gesture connection: Evidence from aphasia

L Dipper, M Pritchard, G Morgan… - Clinical Linguistics & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A significant body of evidence from cross-linguistic and developmental studies converges to
suggest that co-speech iconic gesture mirrors language. This paper aims to identify whether …

Part of the message comes in gesture: how people with aphasia convey information in different gesture types as compared with information in their speech

K van Nispen, M van de Sandt-Koenderman… - Aphasiology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Studies have shown that the gestures produced by people with aphasia (PWA)
can convey information useful for their communication. However, the exact significance of …

The use and function of gestures in word-finding difficulties in aphasia

J Kistner, LT Dipper, J Marshall - Aphasiology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Gestures are spontaneous hand and arm movements that are part of everyday
communication. The roles of gestures in communication are disputed. Most agree that they …

The City Gesture Checklist: The development of a novel gesture assessment

A Caute, L Dipper, A Roper - International Journal of Language …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background People with aphasia rely on gesture more than healthy controls to get their
message across, but use a limited range of gesture types. Gesture therapy is thus a potential …

The use of gestures in the conversations of people with aphasia

J Kistner - 2017 - openaccess.city.ac.uk
Background: Gestures are spontaneous hand and arm movements that frequently
accompany speech and play an important role in everyday communication. When …

An investigation of the use of co-verbal gestures in oral discourse among Chinese speakers with fluent versus non-fluent aphasia and healthy adults

APH Kong, SP Law, G Chak - Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Co-verbal gestures can facilitate word production among persons with aphasia
(PWA)(Rose, Douglas, & Matyas, 2002) and play a communicative role for PWA to convey …

[PDF][PDF] Employment of gestures in spontaneous verbal discourse by speakers with aphasia

APH Kong, SP Law, W Wat… - Procedia, social and …, 2013 - aphasia.talkbank.org
Gesture refers to the arm and hand movements that synchronize with speech McNeill
(1992). Kong et al.(2012) reported a novel approach to independently analyze gesture forms …

Gesture and aphasia: Helping hands?

VL Scharp, CA Tompkins, JM Iverson - Aphasiology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The study of communicative gestures is one of considerable interest for
aphasia, in relation to theory, diagnosis, and treatment. Significant limitations currently …

Can gesture observation help people with aphasia name actions?

A Murteira, L Nickels - Cortex, 2020 - Elsevier
It has been suggested that gesture can play a role in the treatment of naming impairments in
aphasia, however investigation is still sparse, especially when compared to research on …

Iconic gesture in normal language and word searching conditions: A case of conduction aphasia

M Pritchard, N Cocks, L Dipper - International Journal of Speech …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Although there is a substantive body of research about the language used by individuals
with aphasia, relatively little is known about their spontaneous iconic gesture. A single case …