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Gestural-vocal coordination

Longitudinal changes and predictive value on early lexical development

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ID12824844
AuthorsEnrique Murillo (0000-0002-5978-3260, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, corresponding author), Mercedes Belinchón Carmona (0000-0001-5367-279X, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Year2012
Volume12
Issue1
Pages16-39
Publication date2012-09-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGesture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1568-1475 • E-ISSN: 1569-9773
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/gest.12.1.02mur
OpenAlexW1975985269
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited33

The aim of this study was to examine longitudinally gestural and vocal coordination in multimodal communicative patterns during the period of transition to first words, and its role in early lexical development. Eleven monolingual Spanish children were observed from 9 to 12 and 15 months of age in a semi-structured play situation. We obtained three main findings: (1) the use of multimodal patterns of communication increases significantly with age during the period studied; (2) the rate of use of those multimodal patterns at 12 months predicts lexical development at 15 months; and (3) the use of the pointing gesture at 12 months, especially when it is accompanied with vocalization and social use of gaze, is the best predictor of lexical outcome at 15 months. Our findings support the idea that gestures, gazes and vocalizations are part of an integrated and developing system that children use flexibly to communicate from early on. The coordination of these three types of elements, especially when a pointing gesture is involved, has a predictive value on early lexical development and appears as a key for progress in language development

Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Gaze · Gesture · Language development · Linguistics · Multimodality · Period (music · Communication · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Language Development and Disorders · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology

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