Social Expressivity During the First Year of Life.

Givens, David

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ERIC Number: EJ188857

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Publication Date: 1978

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Social Expressivity During the First Year of Life

Givens, David

Sign Language Studies, 20, 251-74, F 78

A number of infantile nonverbal behaviors are listed that can be interpreted as signs of a child's fundamental psychosocial orientations to others during the first year. Ethological studies of child and adult nonverbal communication suggest a considerable degree of neoteny in the human sign system. (SW)

Descriptors: Body Language, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior, Interaction Process Analysis, Nonverbal Communication, Parent Child Relationship, Social Behavior

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Language: English

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