Gesticulation in communication of people diagnosed with aphasia

The monograph focuses on the non-verbal component of speech and uses experiments with people diagnosed with aphasia to show that they use gestures as a substitute for speech, which is often not possible to use in communication due to varying degrees of impairment. The main part of the book is devoted to the results of research on speech deficit compensation using gestures. The text offers guidance on how to describe such constructions, touching on the issues of transcription and notation of speech devices and gestures.