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The hand leads the mouth in ontogenesis too

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2003

Jana M. Iverson  and
Esther Thelen
Jana M. Iverson*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO65211http://web.missouri.edu/~psywww/people/jmi.htm
Esther Thelen*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN47405http://www.psych.indiana.edu/people/homepages/thelen.html
*
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Abstract:

The evolutionary scenario described in this target article parallels developmental patterns observed in human infants. Early vocalizations are largely expressive, manual control develops more rapidly than intentional vocal articulation, and vocal and manual activity are linked. In ontogenetic development, language is strongly rooted in bodily action and gesture.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 225 - 226
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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