Beyond words: The importance of gesture to researchers and learners

Child Development

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 231-239

  Goldin Meadow, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FORECASTING; GESTURE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESEARCH;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FORECASTING; GESTURES; HUMANS; RESEARCH; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0033657960     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00138     Document Type: Article

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