The Resilience of Language What Gesture Creation in Deaf Children Can Tell Us about How All Children Learn Language |
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| Author:
| Goldin-Meadow, Susan |
| Series title: | Essays in Developmental Psychology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84169-436-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Psychology Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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Imagine a child who has never seen or heard any language at all. Would such a child be able to invent a language on their own? Despite what one might guess, the children described in this book make it clear that the answer to this question is 'yes'.
Imagine a child who has never seen or heard any language at all. Would such a child be able to invent a language on their own? Despite what one might guess, the children described in this book make it clear that the answer to this question is 'yes'.