Children's use of gesture:
A) demonstrates the child's communicative interest prior to using formal language.
B) has little relationship to the language development that follows.
C) is formed by cultural and linguistic rules in his or her mother tongue.
D) is an arbitrary form of using symbolic communication.

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Research has shown that children's use of gesture precedes and facilitates the development of formal language. Therefore, gesture demonstrates the child's communicative interest prior to using formal language.

Answer: C 
 Children's use of gesture is closely related to their mother tongue and cultural norms. Different cultures and language groups have different rules for using gestures to convey meaning.

Therefore, the best choices are A and C.

Children's Use of Gesture