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- Title
Gestures and some key issues in the study of language development.
- Authors
Gullberg, Marianne; de Bot, Kees; Volterra, Virginia
- Abstract
The purpose of the current paper is to outline how gestures can contribute to the study of some key issues in language development. Specifically, we (1) briefly summarise what is already known about gesture in the domains of first and second language development, and development or changes over the life span more generally; (2) highlight theoretical and empirical issues in these domains where gestures can contribute in important ways to further our understanding; and (3) summarise some common themes in all strands of research on language development that could be the target of concentrated research efforts.
- Subjects
GESTURE -- Social aspects; FOREIGN language education; EMPIRICAL research; COMPREHENSION; KNOWLEDGE management; LONGEVITY; COMMUNICATION in the humanities; LEARNING ability; SCIENTIFIC method
- Publication
Gesture, 2008, Vol 8, Issue 2, p149
- ISSN
1568-1475
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1075/gest.8.2.03gul