Sign language, pantomime, and gestural processing in aphasic persons: a review

Many aphasic individuals who fail to reacquire spoken language skills may retain the ability to acquire aspects of a manual communication system. This conclusion is reached after reviewing the results of studies of pantomime recognition and production, spontaneous gestural production, and manual lan...

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Published inJournal of communication disorders Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 1
Main Authors Christopoulou, C, Bonvillian, J D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1985
Subjects
Aphasia - psychology
Aphasia - rehabilitation
Aphasia, Broca - psychology
Aphasia, Wernicke - psychology
Apraxias - psychology
Brain Damage, Chronic - psychology
Gestures
Humans
Language
Male
Middle Aged
Nonverbal Communication
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Sign Language
Verbal Behavior - physiology
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Summary:Many aphasic individuals who fail to reacquire spoken language skills may retain the ability to acquire aspects of a manual communication system. This conclusion is reached after reviewing the results of studies of pantomime recognition and production, spontaneous gestural production, and manual language training in a wide range of aphasic subjects. Overall, the aphasic subjects appeared to be less impaired in their visuomotor processing than in their auditory-vocal processing. The results, however, are not definitive enough to resolve the long-standing debate as to whether or not a central symbolic deficit is present in aphasia.
ISSN:0021-9924
DOI:10.1016/0021-9924(85)90010-3