From Gesture to Language in Hearing and Deaf Children

From Gesture to Language in Hearing and Deaf Children PDF Author: Virginia Volterra
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
ISBN: 9781563680786
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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Book Description
In 21 essays on communicative gesturing in the first two years of life, this vital collection demonstrates the importance of gesture in a child's transition to a linguistic system. Introductions preceding each section emphasize the parallels between the findings in these studies and the general body of scholarship devoted to the process of spoken language acquisition. Renowned scholars contributing to this volume include Ursula Bellugi, Judy Snitzer Reilly, Susan Goldwin-Meadow, Andrew Lock, M. Chiara Levorato, and many others.