Linking parent input and child receptivity to symbolic gestures

Gesture

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 302-324

  Namy, Laura L ^a   Vallas, Rebecca ^a   Knight Schwarz, Jennifer ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Parent input; Symbolic gesture; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950695108     PISSN: 15681475     EISSN: 15699773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/gest.8.3.03nam     Document Type: Article

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