Predicting individual differences in L2 speakers' gestures

International Journal of Bilingualism

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-214

  Nagpal, Jaya ^a   Nicoladis, Elena ^a   Marentette, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

bilinguals; communicative competence; gesture rate; individual differences; L2 acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958033787     PISSN: 13670069     EISSN: 17566878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367006910381195     Document Type: Article

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