The “private function” of gesture in second language speaking activity: A study of motion verbs and gesturing in English and Spanish

International Journal of Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-147

  Negueruela, Eduardo ^a   Lantolf, James P ^b   Jordan, Stefanie Rehn ^b   Gelabert, Jaime ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33644885137     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.2004.00056.x     Document Type: Article

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