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ERIC Number: EJ312507
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Form and Function in Early Communication: Language and Pointing Gestures.
Dobrich, Wanda; Scarborough, Hollis S.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v38 n3 p475-90 Dec 1984
Pointing gestures of verbally advanced two-year-olds were contrasted with those of less advanced peers to examine the relationships of gesture to language during the acquisition of each. Formal and functional aspects of each communicative skill were measured. Gesture and language corresponded only in their functional aspects. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Body Language, Child Language, Communication Skills, Gifted, Infants, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Competence, Verbal Ability, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Formal Language; Functional Language; Pointing (Gesture)