Descriptor
| Communication Research | 3 |
| Foreign Countries | 3 |
| Nonverbal Communication | 3 |
| Body Language | 2 |
| Mothers | 2 |
| Preschool Children | 2 |
| Adults | 1 |
| Age Differences | 1 |
| Behavior Patterns | 1 |
| Comprehension | 1 |
| Cross Cultural Studies | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Canada | 3 |
| India | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedElmslie, Tom J.; Brooke, John D. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1982
Investigates a wide range of communicative hand/arm gestures of four-year-old males interacting with their mothers. One trained observer coded videotaped behavior for the incidence of "deictic,""pantomimic," and "semantic-modifying and relational" hand or arm gestures. Results are viewed as demonstrating the link…
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication Research, Foreign Countries, Mothers
King, Christopher R. – 1981
Based on the theoretical concepts and research methodology of Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen, a study examined the emblems (gestures with exact verbal meanings) of Punjabi (India) immigrants in Canada. A limited repertoire of 63 emblems was elicited from nine Punjabi informants and then shown to nine Canadian citizens and one United States…
Descriptors: Adults, Body Language, Communication Research, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedCunningham, Charles E.; And Others – Child Development, 1985
Addressing methodological limitations, Study One compared parent-child interactions of normal and language-delayed children; Study Two investigated whether mothers adjust the length of their utterances to the child's ability to comprehend or to produce language; Study Three probed interactional variables associated with variations in the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Comprehension
