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Science 22 July 1977:
Vol. 197. no. 4301, pp. 401 - 403
DOI: 10.1126/science.877567
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Science, Vol 197, Issue 4301, 401-403
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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The development of language-like communication without a language model

S Goldin-Meadow and H Feldman

Deaf children who are unable to acquire oral language naturally and who are not exposed to a standard manual language can spontaneously develop a structured sign system that has many of the properties of natural spoken language. This communication system appears to be largely the invention of the child himself rather than of the caretakers.


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