The role of gesture in communication and thinking

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 419-429

  Goldin Meadow, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESTURE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; REVIEW; SPEECH; THINKING;

EID: 0033230609     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6613(99)01397-2     Document Type: Review

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