{"product_id":"speech-and-gesture-in-aphasia","title":"Speech and Gesture in Aphasia","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Speech Science \/ Linguistics, University of Erfurt, language: English, abstract: The present paper examines this question whether gesture and speech can be treated as going hand-in-hand and, following that, break down together in case of speech impairment following aphasia or if gestures can even have a compensating function when language is no longer usable for an aphasic person. In the first case, one may assume that gesture and speech are ¿different sides of a single underlying mental process¿ (cf. McNeill 1992:1); in the second case, gesture and speech are rather independent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo accomplish this goal, the second chapter takes a closer look at the relationship between gesture and speech and the functions that have been supposed in the case of gesture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirdly, gesture production under pathologic circumstances is assessed by focusing at the topic of gesture production and aphasia. The possibility of a parallel or comparable impair-ment of speech and gesture in aphasia is reviewed, as well as gesture as compensating for speech in persons affected by aphasia (Chapter 3).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourth chapter introduces a case study by Lisette Mol, Emiel Krahmer \u0026amp; Mieke van de Sandt-Koenderman (cf. 2012) to further investigate the research question. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe subsequent paragraphs, then, discuss the study by Mol et al. (cf. 2012) in the light of other findings (i.a. Cocks, Middleton \u0026amp; Morgan 2011, McNeill \u0026amp; Duncan 2010; Kita \u0026amp; Özyürek 2003; Glosser, Wiener \u0026amp; Kaplan 1986; Orgassa 2005) regarding the topic (Chapter 4.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last chapter draws a conclusion on the question whether speech and language break down in a similar manner and can be regarded as closely related or if gesture can function to compensate for speech in the case of aphasia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783668853454\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783668853454","offer_id":39437405093981,"sku":"9783668853454","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/3481ab9d-5b88-4b01-b725-c43ad0b2fe4a.jpg?v=1778562806","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/speech-and-gesture-in-aphasia","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}