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Peer reviewedGivens, David – Sign Language Studies, 1978
A number of infantile nonverbal behaviors are listed that can be interpreted as signs of a child's fundamental psychosocial orientations to others during the first year. Ethological studies of child and adult nonverbal communication suggest a considerable degree of neoteny in the human sign system. (SW)
Descriptors: Body Language, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior
Download full textIitaka, Kyoke; Yamada, Toshiko – 1977
This longitudinal study of the development of nonverbal behavior in the first 3 years of a child's life focuses on four factors: the relation between physical and vocal interaction between the child and his mother, observed cuses which can be used to interpret the child's communicative intent at different age levels, frequency of occurrence and…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Imitation, Infant Behavior, Interaction Process Analysis
