Function of Gestural Behavior in Interaction between Mothers and their Language Learning Children [electronic resource] / Ellen Parker.

Gestural behavior between mothers and young children was hypothesized to be important in the acquisition of communicative competence. It was presumed that a typology of gestural function could assess non-verbal behavior. Data consisted of sound film samples of feeding and bathing events of three sub...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Parker, Ellen
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1976.
Subjects:	Behavior Development. Body Language. Child Language. Communicative Competence (Languages) Language Acquisition. Language Research. Mothers. Nonverbal Communication. Paralinguistics. Parent Child Relationship. Preschool Children. Psycholinguistics.