What aspects of infants' prelinguistic communication are most valuable for learning to speak,
and why? We test whether early vocalizations and gestures drive the transition to word use …

Developmental precursors of the prelinguistic transition from gestures to word use can be
found in the early pragmatic usage of auditory and visual signals across contexts. This study …

Gestural communication permeates all domains of chimpanzees' social life and is intentional
in use. However, we still have only limited information on how young apes develop the …

Gestures are the first signs of intentional communication within prelinguistic infants and can
reflect various motives, including a declarative motive to share attention and interest. The …

The present study aimed at investigating the ability of 7‐to 20‐month‐old infants to display
attention‐sensitive communication using either canonical markers of language acquisition …

Infants and toddlers with hearing loss (HL) are at risk for developing communicative delays
that can have a substantial lasting effect. Understanding child characteristics that may be …

Parental responsive behaviour in communication has a positive effect on child speech and
language development. Absence of canonical babbling (CB) in 10–month–old infants is …

Attention-sensitive signalling is the pragmatic skill of signallers who adjust the modality of
their communicative signals to their recipient's attention state. This study provides the first …

类言语发声是类似成人言语的语音, 是后续语言发展的基础. 已有研究表明,
婴幼儿类言语发声数量或频次, 典范音节比例或频次, 辅音多样性与沟通性发声预测了表达性 …

Just like other baby apes, human infants make it their business to stay in safe contact with
their caregivers. The difference is that humans do this not just by holding on for dear life, but …