Gestural, Signed and Spoken Modalities in Early Language Development: The Role of Linguistic Input.

Capirci, Olga; Iverson, Jana M.; Montanari, Sandro; Volterra, Virginia

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ERIC Number: EJ645370

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Gestural, Signed and Spoken Modalities in Early Language Development: The Role of Linguistic Input.

Capirci, Olga; Iverson, Jana M.; Montanari, Sandro; Volterra, Virginia

Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, v5 n1 p25-37 Apr 2002

Examined potential effects of early exposure to sign language on the use of communicative gestures by a bilingual hearing child of deaf parents. Data were analyzed to identify types and tokens of communicative gestures, words, signs, and the ways in which they were combined. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Deafness, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Input, Nonverbal Communication, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Sign Language

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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