Gesture production and language development: A longitudinal study of children with Down syndrome

Gesture

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-193

  Zampini, Laura ^a   D'Odorico, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Communicative gestures; Developmental trends; Down syndrome; Predictive index; Transitional forms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855248212     PISSN: 15681475     EISSN: 15699773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/gest.11.2.04zam     Document Type: Article

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