Are number gestures easier than number words for preschoolers?

Cognitive Development

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-261

  Nicoladis, E ^a   Pika, Simone ^b   Marentette, Paula ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gesture; Iconicity; Number; Symbols

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955927025     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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