Language Acquisition in Two Modalities: The Role of Nonlinguistic Cues in Linguistic Mastery.

Jackson, Catherine A.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Language Acquisition in Two Modalities: The Role of Nonlinguistic Cues in Linguistic Mastery.

Jackson, Catherine A.

Sign Language Studies, n62 p1-22 Spr 1989

A longitudinal study investigated how a hearing child of deaf parents simultaneously acquired American Sign Language and spoken English. Neither of two unique properties of signed language (personal pronouns or "negative" sign markers) facilitated acquisition of English, suggesting that children's acquisition of grammar is relatively unaffected by nonlinguistic clues. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingualism, Child Language, English, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Longitudinal Studies, Negative Forms (Language), Oral Language, Toddlers

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