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Peer reviewedStokoe, William C. – Sign Language Studies, 1995
Reviews Barbara J. King's detailed observations of free-ranging baboons in Amboseli, Kenya; these observations contain a mass of recent research and report studies of divergent theories in primatology and paleontology. King's studies supply direct evidence about primate behavior that conveys information and show how natural information transfer is…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Evolution, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedStokoe, William C. – Sign Language Studies, 1995
Examines arguments that language comes from innate, abstract knowledge of universal grammar that signers use to create new grammatical features. (12 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Grammar
Peer reviewedCook, John H.; Harrison, Melody – Sign Language Studies, 1995
Examines private sign in preschoolers with hearing loss who are rated most and least advanced in literacy development. Teachers and parents/primary caregivers were surveyed to collect data on the use of private sign in these two groups. The majority of children with signing skills exhibited private sign in classroom and home contexts. (37…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Graphs
