Maternal label and gesture use affects acquisition of specific object names

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 201-221

  Zammit, Maria ^a   Schafer, Graham ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VOCABULARY;

EID: 79952997585     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000909990328     Document Type: Article

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