title: Overcoming unintelligibility in aphasia: the impact of non-verbal interactive strategies.
abstract: As a follow-up to previous research, this report focuses on the wide range of gestures employed by an individual with aphasia to overcome instances of unintelligibility and re-establish intelligibility. The gestures observed are woven seamlessly into the fabric of the interactions and range from deictic to metaphorical or symbolic in nature. Specific examples are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Disorders, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504-3170, USA. jsdamico@louisiana.edu
authors.forename: Jack S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Damico
authors.forename: Brent T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Nina N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Simmons-Mackie
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tetnowski
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D009633:Nonverbal Communication / Q000523:psychology*; D013065:Speech Intelligibility