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Peer reviewedFranco, Fabia; Butterworth, George – Journal of Child Language, 1996
Pointing and gestures in 47 infants was investigated in 2 experiments contrasting declarative-referential vs. imperative-instrumental conditions of communication, and another study of 7 infants examined prepointing transitional phenomena. Results show gestures are produced differently in experimental conditions: reaching is only produced in…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Infants
