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Pine, Karen J.; Lufkin, Nicola; Kirk, Elizabeth; Messer, David – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2007
We present a microgenetic analysis of the gestures that children produce as they talk about a balance task. Children gesture spontaneously on this task and here their hand gestures are considered in relation to the accompanying speech. By close examination of 21 children's single sessions, and the 163 iconic gestures they produced (a mean of 7.6…
Descriptors: Semantics, Nonverbal Communication, Children, Task Analysis
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Thomas, Michael S. C.; Dockrell, Julie E.; Messer, David; Parmigiani, Charlotte; Ansari, Daniel; Karmiloff-Smith, Annette – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2006
Atypical vocabulary has been reported as one of the most notable features of the language of adolescents and adults with Williams syndrome (WS), including use of unusual or low frequency words. Two hypotheses were identified regarding the developmental origins of this phenomenon. The "intra-lexicon" hypothesis views the cause in terms of…
Descriptors: Semantics, Pragmatics, Profiles, Age