Exploring the relation between memory, gestural communication, and the emergence of language in infancy: a longitudinal study | Zendy

Heimann Mikael | Zendy; Strid Karin | Zendy; Smith Lars | Zendy; Tjus Tomas | Zendy; Erik Ulvund Stein | Zendy; Meltzoff Andrew N. | Zendy

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Exploring the relation between memory, gestural communication, and the emergence of language in infancy: a longitudinal study

Author(s) -

Heimann Mikael,

Strid Karin,

Smith Lars,

Tjus Tomas,

Erik Ulvund Stein,

Meltzoff Andrew N.

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

infant and child development

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87

H-Index - 57

eISSN - 1522-7219

pISSN - 1522-7227

DOI - 10.1002/icd.462

Subject(s) - ping (video games) , relation (database) , sociology , media studies , psychology , computer science , database , computer security

The relationship between recall memory, visual recognition memory, social communication, and the emergence of language skills was measured in a longitudinal study. Thirty typically developing Swedish children were tested at 6, 9 and 14 months. The result showed that, in combination, visual recognition memory at 6 months, deferred imitation at 9 months and turn‐taking skills at 14 months could explain 41% of the variance in the infants' production of communicative gestures as measured by a Swedish variant of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories (CDI). In this statistical model, deferred imitation stood out as the strongest predictor. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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