Gesture and speech: The emergence and development of a strong and changing partnership

Gesture

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-44

  Capirci, Olga ^a   Volterra, Virginia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actions and gestures; Developmental continuum; Gesture speech combination; Sign language

Indexed keywords

EID: 45149089179     PISSN: 15681475     EISSN: 15699773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/gest.8.1.04cap     Document Type: Conference Paper

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