On the way to language: event segmentation in homesign and gesture [PDF]
Journal of Child Language, 2014 ABSTRACTLanguages typically express semantic components of motion events such as manner (roll) and path (down) in separate lexical items. We explore how these combinatorial possibilities of language arise by focusing on (i) gestures produced by deaf children who lack access to input from a conventional language (homesign); (ii) gestures produced by ...
Ozyurek, A. +2 more
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Children creating core properties of language : evidence from an emerging sign language in Nicaragua [PDF]
, 2004 A new sign language has been created by deaf Nicaraguans over the past 35 years, providing an opportunity to observe the inception of universal hallmarks of language.
Kita, Sotaro +2 more
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Deaf immigrants in the northeast United States: intelligibility & the interpersonal [PDF]
, 2023 How does being an immigrant shape the experience of being deaf in the United States and vice versa?Drawing from approximately 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork in the northeast United States, this research examines the lived experiences of deaf ...
Mellett, Erin
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Diachronic changes the Nicaraguan sign language classifier system: Semantic and phonological factors
Open LinguisticsThis article presents an exploration of the usage and distribution of the 1-handshape classifier (Cl-1) and the 2-handshape classifier (Cl-2), both diachronically and synchronically, tracking classifier development in a detailed dataset of Nicaraguan ...
Davis Jeffery, Brentari Diane
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Metalinguistic Discourse in an Emerging Sign Language
LanguagesIn this paper, I explore metalinguistic discourse in Zinacantec Family Homesign (‘Z sign’), an emergent sign language developed by three deaf siblings and their hearing family members. In particular, I examine how metalinguistic discourse unfolds between
Austin German
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Rehabilitation of hearing impaired children in India – An update [PDF]
, 2013 The prevalence of deafness in India is fairly significant. It is the second most common cause of disability. Approximately 63 million people (6.3%) in India suffer from significant auditory loss.1 Rehabilitation of hearing impaired children in India ...
Naik, Mahendra S +2 more
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Gesture Menunjuk dan Representasional Siswa Sesuai dengan Tahapan Berpikir Van Hiele [PDF]
, 2016 The objective of this study is to describe gesture of pointing and gesture representational which appropriate to the level of thinking of van Hiele. This study used a qualitative approach which is included into descriptive exploratory study. The subjects
Irawan, E. B. (Edy) +2 more
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Advances in the Historical Linguistics of Signed Languages
Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 19, Issue 6, November/December 2025.ABSTRACT Scholarship in the field of sign historical linguistics has made important progress in recent years. Here we survey this progress in three areas of research that have received the most attention to date, namely, (i) qualitative approaches to understanding the typical pathways of diachronic change in signed languages, (ii) quantitative ...
Justin M. Power +2 more
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Narrative skills in deaf children who use spoken English: Dissociations between macro and microstructural devices [PDF]
, 2016 Previous research has highlighted that deaf children acquiring spoken English have difficulties in narrative development relative to their hearing peers both in terms of macro-structure and with micro-structural devices. The majority of previous research
Atkinson, JR +7 more
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Iconicity in the emergence of a phonological system? [PDF]
, 2023 Iconicity has been described as an impetus for creating sign forms in emerging sign languages and forming signs in estab- lished sign languages. Iconic signs are defined as spontaneous or stable signs that directly reflect the representation of their ...
Abreu, Ana Maria +2 more
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