Communication between deaf children and their hearing mothers: The role of language, gesture, and vocalizations

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 887-899

  Lederberg, Amy R ^b   Everhart, Victoria S ^a  

^a Texas School for the Deaf   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deaf children; Gesture; Language development; Sign

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTURE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031854315     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4104.887     Document Type: Article

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