Gesture reflects language development: Evidence from bilingual children

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 192-196

  Mayberry, Rachel I ^a   Nicoladis, Elena ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Gesture; Language development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034338609     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00092     Document Type: Article

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