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Direct linkMumford, Katherine H.; Kita, Sotaro – Child Development, 2014
Children often find it difficult to map verbs to specific referents within complex scenes, often believing that additional features are part of the referents. This study investigated whether 3-year-olds could use iconic gestures to map novel verbs to specific referents. One hundred and twenty children were taught verbs that could be interpreted as…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Ability, Verbs, Young Children, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)
