Do the hands have it? The facilitation effects of arm and hand gesture on word retrieval in aphasia

Lanyon, Lucette; Rose, Miranda

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“…The finding that WT, an individual with conduction aphasia, produced a higher frequency of gesture than control participants is consistent with findings of previous studies which report overall higher frequency of gesture use (Cicone et al, 1979;Feyereisen, 1983;Hermann et al, 1988;Lanyon & Rose, 2009;Carlomagno & Christilli, 2006;Orgassa, 2005). The finding that WT produced additional gestures in the word searching language condition but a comparable frequency of gesture in the normal language condition is consistent with both Orgassa (2005), and Cocks et al (2011).…”

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“…This lack of facilitatory effect of gesture on language is consistent with the findings of Cocks et al (2011) and the single participant with conduction aphasia reported by Lanyon and Rose (2009). It is not, however, consistent with the remaining data reported in the Lanyon and Rose study, which found an overall significant facilitatory effect of gesture spoken language in a heterogeneous group of individuals with aphasia, predominately Broca's (12/18).…”

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“…A number of studies make a distinction between gesture produced by individuals with aphasia in normal and impaired language conditions Lanyon & Rose, 2009;Orgassa, 2005). Within the Lanyon and Rose study, which analysed the gesture produced by 18 individuals with aphasia, significantly more gesture was produced during incidences of word retrieval difficulty.…”

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“…The majority of studies describing spontaneous gesture use by individuals with aphasia describe gesture frequency: specifically, they have found that individuals with Broca's and Conduction type aphasias produced a higher frequency of gesture than control participants (Cicone, Wapner, Foldi, Zurif, & Gardner, 1979;Feyereisen, 1983;Hermann, Reichele, Lucious-Hoene, Wallesche, Johannsen-Horbach, 1988;Lanyon & Rose, 2009;Calomagno & Christilli, 2006;Orgassa, 2005). Although this is interesting in its own right, further qualitative information is required about the gesture in order for theoretical and clinical conclusions to be drawn, for example, information about the gesture type and form.…”

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

Pritchard

Cocks

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2013

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Online is checked for eligibility for copyright before being made available in the live archive. URLs from City Research Online may be freely distributed and linked to from other web pages. Permanent repository link Versions of researchThe version in City Research Online may differ from the final published version. Users are advised to check the Permanent City Research Online URL above for the status of the paper. EnquiriesIf you have any enquiries about any aspect of City Research Online, or if you wish to make contact with the author(s) of this paper, please email the team at publications@city.ac.uk. Canary Row. All gesture produced was analysed qualitatively and quantitatively. WT produced more iconic gestures than controls accompanying word searching behaviour, whereas he produced a similar frequency of iconic gestures to control participants alongside normal language. The iconic gestures produced in the two language contexts also differed qualitatively. Frequency of iconic gesture production was not affected by limb apraxia. This study suggests that there are differences between iconic gestures that are produced alongside normal language and those produced alongside word searching behaviour. Theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

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

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Cocks

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2013

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

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“…The relationships between gesture use and language deficits can also be further examined. Second, the facilitative role that gestures play in retrieving words among PWA could be further explored by comparing the incidence of resolution of word-finding difficulties with versus without the involvement of gestures (e.g., Lanyon & Rose, 2009). This line of research will lead to a clearer understanding of the role gestures play in lexical retrieval and can potentially shed light on providing rationales to implement and incorporate gesture-based language intervention into conventional linguistic and behavioral management of aphasia.…”

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A Comparison of Coverbal Gesture Use in Oral Discourse Among Speakers With Fluent and Nonfluent Aphasia

Kong

Law

Chak

2017

J Speech Lang Hear Res

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Purpose: Coverbal gesture use, which is affected by the presence and degree of aphasia, can be culturally specific. The purpose of this study was to compare gesture use among Cantonese-speaking individuals: 23 neurologically healthy speakers, 23 speakers with fluent aphasia, and 21 speakers with nonfluent aphasia. Method: Multimedia data of discourse samples from these speakers were extracted from the Cantonese AphasiaBank. Gestures were independently annotated on their forms and functions to determine how gesturing rate and distribution of gestures differed across speaker groups. A multiple regression was conducted to determine the most predictive variable(s) for gesture-to-word ratio.Results: Although speakers with nonfluent aphasia gestured most frequently, the rate of gesture use in counterparts with fluent aphasia did not differ significantly from controls. Different patterns of gesture functions in the 3 speaker groups revealed that gesture plays a minor role in lexical retrieval whereas its role in enhancing communication dominates among the speakers with aphasia. The percentages of complete sentences and dysfluency strongly predicted the gesturing rate in aphasia. Conclusions: The current results supported the sketch model of language-gesture association. The relationship between gesture production and linguistic abilities and clinical implications for gesture-based language intervention for speakers with aphasia are also discussed.G esture is the most common form of nonverbal behavior accompanying human communication. It is defined as spontaneous movements of hands and arms that flow simultaneously with speech (Kendon, 1980). A considerable number of studies have suggested that gestures are communicatively intended (e.g., de Ruiter, 2000;McNeill, 1992) and can enhance everyday social interaction. Moreover, coverbal gestures can supplement the semantic content of oral output (Kendon, 2000) through their representation of spatial/directional and dynamic aspects of language content. Beattie and Shovelton (1999) further supported the supplementary role gestures play in human conversation by arguing that listeners could obtain more semantic information when a conversational partner had used both language and gestures (as compared with the language-only condition) within a verbal exchange task.The view that gestures can assist lexical retrieval during oral production was illustrated in the lexical retrieval hypothesis (LRH) reported by Krauss and Hadar (1999). To be more specific, it was proposed that the spatial and dynamic features of a concept represented by gestures could activate word retrieval. Gillespie, James, Federmeier, and Watson (2014) further suggested that impaired language competency, such as speech dysfluency or word-finding difficulty, was a primary driving force for use of gestures. Additional evidence echoing the LRH was provided by Chawla and Krauss (1994), who demonstrated that unimpaired speakers used gestures more frequently during spontaneous speech as compared with rehearsed speech th...

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Beat and metaphoric gestures are differentially associated with regional cerebellar and cortical volumes

Millman

Mittal

2015

Human Brain Mapping

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Gestures represent an integral aspect of interpersonal communication, and they are closely linked with language and thought. Brain regions for language processing overlap with those for gesture processing. Two types of gesticulation, beat gestures and metaphoric gestures are particularly important for understanding the taxonomy of co-speech gestures. Here, we investigated gesture production during taped interviews with respect to regional brain volume. First, we were interested in whether beat gesture production is associated with similar regions as metaphoric gesture. Second, we investigated whether cortical regions associated with metaphoric gesture processing are linked to gesture production based on correlations with brain volumes. We found that beat gestures are uniquely related to regional volume in cerebellar regions previously implicated in discrete motor timing. We suggest that these gestures may be an artifact of the timing processes of the cerebellum that are important for the timing of vocalizations. Second, our findings indicate that brain volumes in regions of the left hemisphere previously implicated in metaphoric gesture processing are positively correlated with metaphoric gesture production. Together, this novel work extends our understanding of left hemisphere regions associated with gesture to indicate their importance in gesture production, and also suggests that beat gestures may be especially unique. This provides important insight into the taxonomy of co-speech gestures, and also further insight into the general role of the cerebellum in language.

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Do the hands have it? The facilitation effects of arm and hand gesture on word retrieval in aphasia

Cited by 74 publications

References 27 publications

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

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

A Comparison of Coverbal Gesture Use in Oral Discourse Among Speakers With Fluent and Nonfluent Aphasia

Beat and metaphoric gestures are differentially associated with regional cerebellar and cortical volumes

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