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Introduction: Items are players in the process of lexical transportation. The main purpose of this study is to compare the effects of gestures on the process of lexical transport of adults who are and see GY. Method: The research design is the experimental pattern 2x2 repeated measurements design. The study included 20 adults with visual insufficiency with similar characteristics in terms of education, gender and age. The oral performance of the participants was measured using the Oral Fluidity Test. In order to determine the effect of the use of the gesture in the process of lexical transport, the participants were read the meanings of the words in the target word list consisting of two groups. The participants were asked to predict the words of the gestures and the gestures in free condition. Results: The study concluded that there was no significant difference between the frequencies of the symbolic and self-regulatory gestures they used in the condition that the participants with visual insufficiency (GY) and seeing were free to use the gestures, but there was a significant difference between the frequencies of the use of the emphasizing gestures. In the condition that the use of Jest is blocked, there are significant differences between the frequencies of correct response of the participants group at the end of the lexical transportation process. Debate: The results of the research have been discussed within the framework of the relevant field, in recommendations for the implementation and research to be done in the future.

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Introduction: Gestures play a role in the lexical access process. The main purpose of this study was to compare the effects of gesture use on the lexical access of adults with visual impairments (VI) and sighted adults. Method: A 2x2 repeated measurements design was used. 20 adults with VI and 20 sighted adults with similar demographic characteristics were recruited. The verbal performances of the participants were measured via the use of the verbal fluency test. The meanings of the words in a Target Word List were read to each participant to identify the effects of gesture use on the lexical access. After listening to each word’s definition, all participants were asked to guess the related word under gesture-free or gesture-restricted conditions. Findings: There were no differences between the frequencies of symbolic gestures and self-adaptors used by adults with visual impairments and sighted adults. However, there was a significant difference between the frequencies of beat gestures in gesture-free condition. In the gesture-restricted condition, there was a significant difference between the correct response frequencies of the word groups following the lexical access. Discussion: The results were discussed within the framework of the relevant literature. The suggestions were made for further research and implementation.