Learning through gesture

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 595-607

  Goldin Meadow, Susan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 80054765350     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.132     Document Type: Review

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