How i see what you're saying: The role of gestures in native and foreign language listening comprehension

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 813-833

  Dahl, Tove Irene ^a   Ludvigsen, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Distortions; Explicit information; Foreign language (FL); Gestures; Implied information; Native language (NL); Recall

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908251975     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/modl.12124     Document Type: Article

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