In Bilinguals' Hands: Identification of Bilingual, Preverbal Infants at Risk for Language Delay

Studies with monolingual infants show that the gestural behavior of 1–2-year-olds is a strong predictor for later language competencies and, more specifically, that the absence of index-finger pointing at 12 months seems to be a valid indicator for risk of language delay (LD). In this study a lack o...

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Main Authors: Carina Lüke, Ute Ritterfeld, Ulf Liszkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.878163/full