From action to language through gesture: A longitudinal perspective

Gesture

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 155-177

  Capirci, P ^a   Contaldo, Annarita ^a   Caselli, M Cristina ^a   Volterra, Virginia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actions; Gestures; Language development; Words

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248692860     PISSN: 15681475     EISSN: 15699773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/gest.5.1-2.12cap     Document Type: Article

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