Abstract The Gesture as Simulated Action (GSA) framework was proposed to explain how
gestures arise from embodied simulations of the motor and perceptual states that occur …

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 …

Purpose Real-world communication is situated in rich multimodal contexts, containing
speech and gesture. Speakers often convey unique information in gesture that is not present …

Background: Co-verbal gestures refer to hand or arm movements made during speaking.
Spoken language and gestures have been shown to be tightly integrated in human …

Simplified Signs presents a system of manual sign communication intended for special
populations who have had limited success mastering spoken or full sign languages. It is the …

Four adults with a history of acquired brain injury (ABI) participated in an intervention study
via Zoom with their everyday communication partners. This was the first trial of a new …

The use of hand gestures during communication is a naturally occurring phenomenon
thought to aid in cognitive processes such as language, memory, and learning. Co-speech …

This study examines the relationship between types of gestures and instances of self-
initiated self-repair (SISR) used by persons with non-fluent aphasia (NFA), which is a type of …

Abstract Language is multimodal, containing speech and gesture. Listeners must bind co-
occurring information from verbal and visual modalities to form an integrated representation …

The problem addressed by this study was that pantomime gestures and naming techniques
needed to be implemented in early childhood practices for children with assimilated aphasia …