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Direct linkO'Neill, Maria; Bard, Kim A.; Linnell, Maggie; Fluck, Michael – Developmental Science, 2005
Speech directed towards young children ("motherese") is subject to consistent systematic modifications. Recent research suggests that gesture directed towards young children is similarly modified (gesturese). It has been suggested that gesturese supports speech, therefore scaffolding communicative development (the facilitative…
Descriptors: Play, Mothers, Semantics, Infants
