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 …

Background: Gesture frequently accompanies speech in healthy speakers. For many
individuals with aphasia, gestures are a target of speech-language pathology intervention …

People move their hands as they talk–they gesture. Gesturing is a robust phenomenon,
found across cultures, ages, and tasks. Gesture is even found in individuals blind from birth …

Purpose For many individuals with aphasia, gestures form a vital component of message
transfer and are the target of speech-language pathology intervention. What remains …

When people talk, they gesture. We now know that these gestures are associated with
learning—they can index moments of cognitive instability and reflect thoughts not yet found …

Background: Two main conflicting positions exist concerning the relationship of gesture and
speech. The first claims that gesture and speech constitute a single bimodal production …

People with aphasia frequently rely on communicative “devices” other than their impaired
language system. This article focuses on arm and hand gesture as one such “device” or …

When speakers talk, they gesture. The goal of this review is to investigate the contribution
that these gestures make to how we communicate and think. Gesture can play a role in …

Speakers use spontaneous hand gestures as they speak and think. These gestures serve
many functions for speakers who produce them as well as for listeners who observe them …

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 …