Exploring the nature of the links between motor and language development in infancy

The thesis addressed an important issue in the field of developmental psychology. In particular, the relationships between motor and linguistic skills in the first three years of age were analyzed considering specific aspects that characterize the domain of motor competence (e.g., crawling, locomotion, motor coordination) and the domain of linguistic competence (e.g., verbal comprehension and production, nouns, predicates, and spatial vocabulary). Furthermore, the analysis of parental linguistic input related to the child's motor skills provided an insight into the social factors involved in early motor development.