Prelinguistic gesture predicts mastery and error in the production of early signs

Language

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 292-323

  Cheek, Adrianne ^a   Cormier, Kearsy ^a   Repp, Ann ^a   Meier, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0040925668     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lan.2001.0072     Document Type: Article

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