Gestures, signs, and words in early language development

Compared production of gestures, signs, and words by a child simultaneously acquiring sign language and speech to that of a group of children exposed only to speech. Found that exposure to sign language influences the extent to which the manual modality of expression is used for communicative purpos...

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Published inNew directions for child and adolescent development Vol. 1998; no. 79; pp. 45 - 60
Main Authors Capirci, Olga, Montanari, Sandro, Volterra, Virginia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germantown Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 1998
Subjects
Body Language
Child Language
Communication Research
Comparative Analysis
Gestural Representation
Gestures
Humans
Infant
Language Acquisition
Language Development
Male
Paralinguistics
Sign Language
Speech Communication
Time Factors
Vocabulary
Young Children
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Summary:Compared production of gestures, signs, and words by a child simultaneously acquiring sign language and speech to that of a group of children exposed only to speech. Found that exposure to sign language influences the extent to which the manual modality of expression is used for communicative purposes but does not alter the rate or course of language development. (Author/EV)
Bibliography:ark:/67375/WNG-J117DKP1-0
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ArticleID:CD23219987904
CNR Progetto Finalizzato "FATMA"
Olga Capirci is a research fellow at the Institute of Psychology, Italian National Council of Research (CNR), Rome.
Sandro Montanari is a psychologist in private practice.
Virginia Volterra is director of research at the Institute of Psychology, Italian National Council of Research (CNR), Rome.
ISSN:1520-3247
0195-2269
1534-8687
DOI:10.1002/cd.23219987904