Functions of the pointing gesture in moghers and their 12 to 36-month-old children during everyday activities

  1. Muñetón Ayala, Mercedes Amparo 2
  2. Rodrigo López, María José 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

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  2. 2 Universidad de Antioquia
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    Universidad de Antioquia

    Medellín, Colombia

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Revue:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Année de publication: 2011

Volumen: 14

Número: 2

Pages: 619-629

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5209/REV_SJOP.2011.V14.N2.10 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccès ouvert editor

D'autres publications dans: The Spanish Journal of Psychology

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Résumé

Se examinó longitudinalmente durante un año la producción de gestos de señalamiento de 8 niños (4 de 1 años y 4 de 2 años) en situaciones interactivas con sus madres en el hogar. Se analizaron tres aspectos: a) las funciones del señalamiento, su uso y comprensión por parte de la madre y del niño y su edad de emergencia; b) si existían cambios en la producción de señalamientos de la madre y del niño en función de quién inicia la interacción; y c) si había relación entre las funciones del señalamiento y la producción verbal de la madre y del niño. Los resultados sugieren que el señalamiento de mostrar tiene una mayor producción tanto en la madre como en el niño y a nivel evolutivo emerge primero, seguido del de informar, pedir objeto, pedir acción y cooperación. La madre y el niño interpretan con precisión las diferentes funciones de los gestos de señalamiento. Iniciar la interacción verbal incrementa la probabilidad de producir señalamientos lo que indica que los gestos también se articulan según el sistema de turnos. Por último, la función de mostrar está más relacionado con el desarrollo lingüístico, mientras que la de cooperar dispara el proceso de colaboración entre madre e hijo.

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This research was conducted thanks to a grant awarded by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (SEJ2007-67082) to the second author. We would also like to thank the families for their amicable cooperation and support throughout the process of data collection.

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