Communicative Gestures of the Hand and Arm when 4-Year-Old Sons and Their Mothers Interact.

Elmslie, Tom J.; Brooke, John D.

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ERIC Number: EJ268778

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Publication Date: 1982-Aug

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Communicative Gestures of the Hand and Arm when 4-Year-Old Sons and Their Mothers Interact.

Elmslie, Tom J.; Brooke, John D.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v34 n1 p151-55 Aug 1982

Investigates a wide range of communicative hand/arm gestures of four-year-old males interacting with their mothers. One trained observer coded videotaped behavior for the incidence of "deictic,""pantomimic," and "semantic-modifying and relational" hand or arm gestures. Results are viewed as demonstrating the link between cognitive development and hand/arm gesture development. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Body Language, Communication Research, Foreign Countries, Mothers, Nonverbal Communication, Preschool Children, Sons

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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