NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20260
Since 20250
Since 2022 (last 5 years)0
Since 2017 (last 10 years)0
Since 2007 (last 20 years)1
Descriptor
Foreign Countries2
Language Research2
Linguistic Theory2
Sign Language2
Case Studies1
Deafness1
Grammar1
Language Acquisition1
Language Universals1
Native Language1
Nonverbal Communication1
Prediction1
Second Language Learning1
Sociolinguistics1
More ▼
Source
ProQuest LLC1
Sign Language Studies1
Author
Fusellier-Souza, Ivani1
Sandra K. Wood1
Publication Type
Dissertations/Theses -…1
Journal Articles1
Reports - Descriptive1
Education Level
Audience
Location
Brazil2
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Degrees of Rootedness in Acquisition of Language: A Look at Universal Grammar in Homesigners and Late Learners of Libras
Direct linkDirect link
Sandra K. Wood – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The primary goal of this dissertation is to investigate the relationship between Universal Grammar and the properties that Universal Grammar constrains, by investigating how language is created/acquired. The framework proposed in this dissertation provides us with tools for predicting what will and will not appear in linguistic systems of…
Descriptors: Language Universals, Sign Language, Grammar, Native Language
Emergence and Development of Signed Languages: From a Semiogenetic Point of View
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Fusellier-Souza, Ivani – Sign Language Studies, 2006
This article first introduces some theoretical considerations concerning the emergence and evolution of sign languages from the semiogenetic perspective. It then presents results from a linguistic study of the phenomenon of lexical stabilization in three emerging sign languages used by Brazilian deaf adults who live in a hearing environment…
Descriptors: Deafness, Sign Language, Foreign Countries, Case Studies