Head nodding and head shaking gestures in children's early communication

First Language

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 439-458

  Fusaro, Maria ^a   Harris, Paul L ^a   Pan, Barbara A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conventional gestures; intentional communication; parent child interaction; pragmatics; preverbal communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868293797     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0142723711419326     Document Type: Article

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