When we compare human gestures to those of other apes, it looks at first like there is
nothing much to compare at all. In adult humans, gestures are thought to be a window into …

We began by formulating the problem of intelligence and its kinds, intimating that the
diversity of views is due, in part, to differences in epistemology. There are different kinds of …

Der Band liefert in 14 Kapiteln einen gut verständlichen Überblick über die
Entwicklungspsychologie im Kindes-und Jugendalter. Dazu beleuchtet er die zentralen …

Language is one of the defining traits of humans. It rests on a set of uniquely human
competencies in social interaction–an instinct for cooperation, an awareness of other minds …

This chapter examines developmental changes in speech and gesture use, in the context of
a simple naming task. In the context, fifty-one children were divided into five age groups and …

In past studies, different kinds of gestures have shown different developmental trajectories,
with iconic gestures being acquired after words and other gestures before. Similarly, when …

Abstract Purpose Children with Down syndrome (DS) typically have marked delays in
language development relative to their general cognitive development, with particular …

This study aims to contribute to a clearer understanding of children's developing gesture-
speech system examining the interrelation between deictic and representational elements of …

This review highlights the scientific advances concerning the origins of human right‐
handedness and language (speech and gestures). The comparative approach we adopted …

The entire bodily gestural repertoire of four different infant groups was coded over the age
period of 9 to 15 months. Two small samples of English-Canadian and Parisian-French …