Grammatical Complexity and Gesture Production of Younger and Older Adults;

dc.authorscopusid57220811468
dc.authorscopusid57209003778
dc.authorscopusid24080236600
dc.contributor.authorArslan,B.
dc.contributor.authorÖzer,D.
dc.contributor.authorGöksun,T.
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-23T21:38:45Z
dc.date.available2024-06-23T21:38:45Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentKadir Has Universityen_US
dc.department-tempArslan B., Department of Psychology, Koç University, İstanbul, Sarıyer, 34450, Turkey; Özer D., Department of Psychology, Kadir Has University, Fatih, İstanbul, 34083, Turkey; Göksun T., Department of Psychology, Koç University, İstanbul, Sarıyer, 34450, Turkeyen_US
dc.description.abstractAge-related effects are observed in both speech and gesture production. Older adults produce grammatically fewer complex sentences and use fewer iconic gestures than younger adults. This study investigated whether gesture use, especially iconic gesture production, was associated with the syntactic complexity within and across younger and older age groups. We elicited language samples from these groups, using a picture description task (N=60). Results suggested shorter and less complex speech for older than younger adults. Although the two age groups were similar in overall gesture frequency, older adults produced fewer iconic gestures. Overall gesture frequency, along with participants’ ages, negatively predicted grammatical complexity. However, iconic gesture frequency was not a significant predictor of complex syntax. We conclude that each gesture might carry a function in a coordinated multimodal system, which might, in turn, influence speech quality. Focusing on individual differences, rather than age groups, might unravel the nature of multimodal communication. © 2023 Dilbilim Derneği, Ankara.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTürkiye Bilimler Akademisien_US
dc.identifier.citation0
dc.identifier.doi10.18492/dad.1336844
dc.identifier.endpage216en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-8552
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85181518682
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage201en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid1215740
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18492/dad.1336844
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/5826
dc.identifier.volume34en_US
dc.institutionauthorÖzer, Demet
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDilbilim Dernegien_US
dc.relation.ispartofDilbilim Arastirmalari Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectagingen_US
dc.subjectgestureen_US
dc.subjectgrammatical complexityen_US
dc.subjectspeechen_US
dc.titleGrammatical Complexity and Gesture Production of Younger and Older Adults;en_US
dc.title.alternativeGenç ve Yaşlı Yetişkinlerde Sözdizimsel Karmaşıklık ve Jest Kullanımıen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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