Young children's understanding of markedness in non-verbal communication*

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 888-903

  Liebal, Kristin ^a   Carpenter, Malinda ^a   Tomasello, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANUAL COMMUNICATION; SEMANTICS;

EID: 84856381246     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000910000383     Document Type: Article

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