Paula Marentette, University of Alberta

Research

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Latest papers

Pantomime (Not Silent Gesture) in Multimodal Communication: Evidence From Children's Narratives.
Frontiers in psychology · 2020 · first author
How many fingers am I holding up? The answer depends on children's language background.
Developmental science · 2019
Gesture Frequency Linked Primarily to Story Length in 4-10-Year Old Children's Stories.
Journal of psycholinguistic research · 2016

All 6 publications

Latest funding

The development of viewpoint in children's gesture production
SSHRC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$261,700
Gestures as a potential cue to children's verb learning
SSHRC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$414,772
When gestures are not timed with language: inter-and intrapersonal effects
SSHRC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$159,758

All 3 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Pantomime (Not Silent Gesture) in Multimodal Communication: Evidence From Children's Narratives.

Marentette P, Furman R, Suvanto ME, Nicoladis E

Frontiers in psychology202010 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.575952 PMID: 33329222

02

How many fingers am I holding up? The answer depends on children's language background.

Nicoladis E, Marentette P, Pika S

Developmental science20194 citations

DOI: 10.1111/desc.12781 PMID: 30516316

03

Gesture Frequency Linked Primarily to Story Length in 4-10-Year Old Children's Stories.

Nicoladis E, Marentette P, Navarro S

Journal of psycholinguistic research201628 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s10936-014-9342-2 PMID: 25430692

04

Preschoolers' interpretations of gesture: label or action associate?

Marentette P, Nicoladis E

Cognition201139 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2011.08.012 PMID: 21939967

05

Do French-English bilingual children gesture more than monolingual children?

Nicoladis E, Pika S, Marentette P

Journal of psycholinguistic research200973 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10936-009-9121-7 PMID: 19521776

06

The role of type and token frequency in using past tense morphemes correctly.

Nicoladis E, Palmer A, Marentette P

Developmental science2007121 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00582.x PMID: 17286847

The development of viewpoint in children's gesture production

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nicoladis, Elena

Keywords: iconicity; gestures; viewpoint; language acquisition

$261,700

Gestures as a potential cue to children's verb learning

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nicoladis, Elena

Keywords: language acquisition; word learning; verbs; children; gestures

$414,772

When gestures are not timed with language: inter-and intrapersonal effects

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Nicoladis, Elena

Keywords: gesture; narrative; language and thought; bilingualism; language development; perspective

$159,758

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Elena Nicoladis

Language Acquisition

6 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Marentette, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Pantomime (Not Silent Gesture) in Multimodal Communication: Evidence From Children's Narratives." (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]