The Signs of a Savant Language Against the Odds |
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| Author:
| Smith, Neil
Tsimpli, Ianthi
Morgan, Gary
Woll, Bencie |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-61769-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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A fascinating and insightful study of the learning of British Sign Language by Christopher, a savant, who despite severe disabilities, can read, write and speak more than twenty languages. It casts new light on the structure of memory, the grammar of signed language and the nature of the human mind.
A fascinating and insightful study of the learning of British Sign Language by Christopher, a savant, who despite severe disabilities, can read, write and speak more than twenty languages. It casts new light on the structure of memory, the grammar of signed language and the nature of the human mind.