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Peer reviewedBates, Elizabeth; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1989
Examined relationships among word comprehension, word production, and enactive and gestural naming by 136 infants of 12-16 months. Results indicate that infants can use adult speech as an aid in the reproduction of modeled gestures. (RJC)
Descriptors: Body Language, Child Language, Comprehension, Infants
Bates, Elizabeth; And Others – 1979
A study is reported relevant to the relationship between first words learned by children and gestural symbolization under a variety of contextual conditions. It is part of a larger longitudinal study of 32 children at 10, 13, 20, and 27 months of age. The children were seen in three standardized situations for eliciting gestural and vocal symbols:…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Body Language, Child Language, Cognitive Development
