Many clinicians agree that using gesture can be a helpful compensatory strategy in aphasia.
More contentious is whether or not gestures can cue speech. Some studies suggest that …

When people talk, they gesture. Gesture is a fundamental component of language that
contributes meaningful and unique information to a spoken message and reflects the …

Cross-linguistic evidence suggests that language typology influences how people gesture
when using 'manner-of-motion'verbs (Kita 2000; Kita & Özyürek 2003) and that this is due to …

Background: Gesture is often used as a modality to promote recovery of communication in
aphasia, both as a compensation device and as a facilitator of language recovery. To date …

Background Aphasia is characterized by difficulties in connected speech/writing. Aims To
explore the differences between the oral and written description of a picture in individuals …

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 …

Aphasia is a language disorder that often involves speech comprehension impairments
affecting communication. In face-to-face settings, speech is accompanied by mouth and …

Background: A frequent method for eliciting narratives involves presenting picture stimuli
and instructing the participant to “tell me what is happening in the picture (s) or tell me …

As Rose discusses in the lead article, two camps can be identified in the field of gesture
research: those who believe that gesticulation enhances communication by providing extra …

Gestures might serve communicative functions by supplementing spoken expressions or
restorative functions by facilitating speech production. Also, speakers with speech deficits …