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PDF pending restorationShaw, Lea Kessler – 1991
This study investigated whether mothers' responses to their infants' gestures play a role in their infants' vocabulary development. Eight infants were observed interacting at home with their mothers on 2 occasions, when the infants were 10 to 12 months old, and 16 to 18 months old. Videotapes of the observations were transcribed and coded for…
Descriptors: Child Language, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Research
