TY - JOUR
T1 - Gesture, communication, and adult acquired hearing loss
AU - Sparrow, Karen
AU - Lind, Christopher
AU - van Steenbrugge, Willem
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - Nonverbal communication, specifically hand and arm movements (commonly known as gesture), has long been recognized and explored as a significant element in human interaction as well as potential compensatory behavior for individuals with communication difficulties. The use of gesture as a compensatory communication method in expressive and receptive human communication disorders has been the subject of much investigation. Yet within the context of adult acquired hearing loss, gesture has received limited research attention and much remains unknown about patterns of nonverbal behaviors in conversations in which hearing loss is a factor. This paper presents key elements of the background of gesture studies and the theories of gesture function and production followed by a review of research focused on adults with hearing loss and the role of gesture and gaze in rehabilitation. The current examination of the visual resource of co-speech gesture in the context of everyday interactions involving adults with acquired hearing loss suggests the need for the development of an evidence base to effect enhancements and changes in the way in which rehabilitation services are conducted.
AB - Nonverbal communication, specifically hand and arm movements (commonly known as gesture), has long been recognized and explored as a significant element in human interaction as well as potential compensatory behavior for individuals with communication difficulties. The use of gesture as a compensatory communication method in expressive and receptive human communication disorders has been the subject of much investigation. Yet within the context of adult acquired hearing loss, gesture has received limited research attention and much remains unknown about patterns of nonverbal behaviors in conversations in which hearing loss is a factor. This paper presents key elements of the background of gesture studies and the theories of gesture function and production followed by a review of research focused on adults with hearing loss and the role of gesture and gaze in rehabilitation. The current examination of the visual resource of co-speech gesture in the context of everyday interactions involving adults with acquired hearing loss suggests the need for the development of an evidence base to effect enhancements and changes in the way in which rehabilitation services are conducted.
KW - Adult acquired hearing loss
KW - Aural rehabilitation
KW - Conversation
KW - Gaze
KW - Gesture
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85088086726&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2020.106030
DO - 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2020.106030
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32707420
AN - SCOPUS:85088086726
VL - 87
JO - Journal of Communication Disorders
JF - Journal of Communication Disorders
SN - 0021-9924
M1 - 106030
ER -