Head nodding and head shaking gestures in children’s early communication  

Oleh:

Fusaro, Maria ; Harris, Paul L. ; Pan, Barbara Alexander

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: First Language (Full Text) vol. 32 no. 4 (Aug. 2012), page 439–458.
Topik: conventional gestures; intentional communication; parent-child interaction; pragmatics; preverbal communication
Fulltext: p. 439-458.pdf (929.84KB)

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Children’s spontaneous head nodding and head shaking gestures are examined in the context of mother-child play. Observations at 14, 20 and 32 months show that frequency of head gestures increases with age, with a pronounced increase in nodding between 20 and 32 months. Over time, children increasingly use head gestures in combination with speech, though isolated head nods continue to predominate at 32 months. Pragmatic analysis of children’s head gestures reveals that they serve a small set of communicative functions during early childhood. Children’s use of a head gesture for communication at 14 months was a significant predictor of pragmatic flexibility at 32 months, even when controlling for 14-month language production and maternal language input. The significance of head gestures in children’s emerging communication is discussed.

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