Imperative pointing is when a child points to be able to retrieve object by requesting it to an adult beginning at around 10 months. So a child will use this form of pointing when they want something that is out of their reach, so a toy or a bottle. Declarative pointing on the other hand is the social process that occurs between an adult and the infant. Infants use this form of pointing to gather an adult’s attention to objects and to also comment on them. Now from research it is said that imperative pointing happens first and declarative comes in later on when it comes to the child’s production and understanding of the forms. It is expressed that declarative pointing is known to be linked to an infants understanding of the intentions of other
