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Publication details [#13202]
Mertan, Biran, Jacqueline Nadel and Hélène Leveau. 1993. The effect of adult presence on communicative behaviour among toddlers. In Nadel, Jacqueline and Luigia Camaioni, eds. New perspectives in early communicative development. Routledge. pp. 190–201. 
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
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Annotation
Studying communication between young children, the author claims that adult presence, although necessary during the first two years of life, hinders later peer communication through competitive attraction.