The role of gesture in children's comprehension of spoken language: Now they need it, now they don't

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-150

  McNeil, Nicole M ^a   Alibali, Martha W ^a   Evans, Julia L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034195316     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006657929803     Document Type: Article

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