This study examines the emergence of concurrent correlates of infant pointing frequency
with the aim of contributing to its ontogenetic theories. We measured monthly from 8 to 12 …

Index-finger pointing is a species-specific means of reference that is intimately connected
with communication through gesture and language. In pointing, the index finger and arm are …

Little is known about the origins of the pointing gesture. We sought to gain insight into its
emergence by investigating individual differences in the pointing of 12-month-old infants in …

There have been many studies of infants' propensity to orient in response to a point.
However, little is known about infants' understanding of the relation between a person who …

Infants' pointing frequency is a predictor of their later language abilities. Yet, predictors of
pointing frequency in the first year of life are not well understood. Study 1 explored what …

Infants often start pointing toward the end of their first year of life. Pointing shows a strong
link to language, perhaps because parents label what infants point to. In the present study …

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between pointing production in
infants and two types of event perception factors: spatial localization (eg eccentricity of visual …

In the mid-1970s, infant psychologists began to verify empirically the existence of a
relationship between early pointing gestures and the acquisition of language. Elizabeth …

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the motivations behind, and the
function of, infant pointing behaviour. Many studies have converged on the view that early …

Pointing, like eye gaze, is a deictic gesture that can be used to orient the attention of another
person towards an object or an event. Previous research suggests that infants first begin to …