The Relationship Between Infant Holdout and Gives,and Pointing |
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| Authors: | Thea Cameron‐Faulkner Anna Theakston Elena Lieven Michael Tomasello |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Arts, Languages and CulturesUniversity of Manchester;2. School of Psychological SciencesUniversity of Manchester;3. Department of Developmental and Comparative PsychologyMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology |
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| Abstract: | We provide an analysis of holdout and giving (Ho&G) behaviours in prelinguistic infants and investigate their relationship with index finger pointing. The frequency of Ho&Gs at 10 and 11 months along with the length of the following social interaction correlated with index finger pointing at 12 months. We conclude that Ho&Gs are a precursor to index finger pointing and that this provides support for social‐pragmatic approaches to communicative development. |
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