The relation between gesture and speech in congenitally blind and sighted language-learners

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-130

  Iverson, Jana M ^a   Tencer, Heather L ^b   Lany, Jill ^c   Goldin Meadow, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0034337931     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006605912965     Document Type: Article

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