Bernicot, Josie <br/><br/>
“Those that do not speak” can still communicate: The theoretical claim of the interactionist model 

 -  2014.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> A study of children aged between zero and two highlights the fact that meaning is transmitted through more codes than just language. These include gestures, crying, tears, vocalizations, babbling, and body positions. Nor is meaning linked a priori to a word, an index, or a sign; instead, it is constructed between interlocutors. In asymmetric interactions (parent-child), the expert (the parent) begins conveying the meaning of a word, gesture, vocalization, or attitude to the novice (the child). Applying this model to the relationship between caregivers and persons with disabilities who do not have access to language may offer a starting point for successful educational programs.