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Published online 6 September 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010906-16
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Babies' hands babble
Speech or sign - it's all the same to a baby.
Babies exposed to sign language make babbling gestures - even if they can hear perfectly. The hand-waving mirrors the first vocal efforts of babies exposed to speech.
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