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ERIC Number: EJ559938
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2269
Gestures, Signs, and Words in Early Language Development.
Capirci, Olga; Volterra, Virginia; Montanari, Sandro
New Directions for Child Development, n79 p45-60 Spr 1998
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)
Descriptors: Body Language, Child Language, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Language Acquisition, Paralinguistics, Sign Language, Speech Communication, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Gestural Representation
Note: Theme issue: "The Nature and Functions of Gestures in Children's Communication."