ArticleAnnual review of linguistics2021
Acquisition of Sign Languages.
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- Sign language delays in deaf 3- to 5-year-olds with hearing parents.Journal of deaf studies and deaf education · 2024Article
- Communication Intervention in South Africa: Advocating for the Listening and Spoken Language Approach.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2024Article
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- The Limitations of Large Language Models for Understanding Human Language and Cognition.Open mind : discoveries in cognitive science · 2024Article
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Abstract
Natural sign languages of deaf communities are acquired on the same time scale as that of spoken languages if children have access to fluent signers providing input from birth. Infants are sensitive to linguistic information provided visually, and early milestones show many parallels. The modality may affect various areas of language acquisition; such effects include the form of signs (sign phonology), the potential advantage presented by visual iconicity, and the use of spatial locations to represent referents, locations, and movement events. Unfortunately, the vast majority of deaf children do not receive accessible linguistic input in infancy, and these children experience language deprivation. Negative effects on language are observed when first-language acquisition is delayed. For those who eventually begin to learn a sign language, earlier input is associated with better language and academic outcomes. Further research is especially needed with a broader diversity of participants.
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