Laura D'Odorico
List of John Benjamins publications for which Laura D'Odorico plays a role.
Articles
2012 Gesture-plus-word combinations, transitional forms, and language development Gesture 12:1, pp. 1–15 | Article
The aim of the present study was to evaluate relationships between early production of gesture, gesture-plus-word combinations and transitional forms on successive lexical and syntactic skills. Twenty-four children interacting with their mothers were observed. We found that complementary… read more
2011 Gesture production and language development: A longitudinal study of children with Down syndrome Gesture 11:2, pp. 174–193 | Article
The present study aimed to describe language development in children with Down syndrome, focussing on the relationships between gestural and vocal communication. The individual developmental trajectories of gesture production and its predictive role on later language development were analysed in a… read more
1987 11. Context-discourse matching in baby talk The Pragmatic Perspective: Selected papers from the 1985 International Pragmatics Conference, Verschueren, Jef and Marcella Bertuccelli Papi (eds.), pp. 213 ff. | Chapter