baby signing

[Allen Gardner]

Please could you help a busy colleague with the title of the book or
journal and the date of your reference to Petitto and the title of the
book or journal of your reference to Volterra & Caselli 1985.


On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, B.Woll wrote:

>
> I agree with Anne Baker, Volterra & Caselli 1985; and Petitto.
> Unless clear criteria are used to distinguish gestures from signs,
> the shared modality is likely to obscure the difference. Most
> parents find that their children will produce gestures such as 'bye-
> bye' or 'blowing a kiss' before the first true words. That just
> demonstrates that gesture precedes language. Claims about the
> easier production of signs vs. words also tends to ignore the actual
> prolonged development of correct sign articulation. I also have to
>

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> Dr Bencie Woll
> b.woll at city.ac.uk
> Chair of Sign Language and Deaf Studies
> Language and Communication Science
> City University, Northampton Square
> London EC1V 0HB, UK
> Tel: +44 (0)20 7477 8354 (voice) +44 (0)20 7477 8314 (text)
> Fax: +44 (0) 20 7477 8577
>