Directions in sign language acquisition / edited by Gary Morgan, Bencie Woll.

Other author Morgan, Gary, 1968-
Other author Woll, B. (Bencie)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam : Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
Descriptionxix, 339 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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SeriesTrends in language acquisition research, 1569-0644 ; v. 2
Trends in language acquisition research, v. 2. ^A584082
Contents Introduction / Gary Morgan and Bencie Woll -- Foundations of communication and the emergence of language in deaf children / Marc Marschark -- Phonology acquisition in Brazilian Sign Language / Lodenir Becker Karnopp -- Transcription as a tool for understanding : the Berkeley Transcription System for sign language research (BTS) / Nini Hoiting, Dan I. Slobin -- The development of Italian Sign Language (LIS) in deaf preschoolers / Elena Pizzuto -- The acquisition of verb agreement : pointing out arguments for the linguistic status of agreement in signed languages / Richard P. Meier -- The expression of grammatical relations by deaf toddlers learning ASL / Brenda Schick -- FACES : the acquisition of non-manual morphology in ASL / Judy Reilly and Diane Anderson -- Are young deaf children bilingual? / Beppie van den Bogaerde and Anne E. Baker -- Language emergence in a language-ready brain : acquisition / Judy Kegl -- The development of complex sentences in British Sign Language / Gary Morgan, Bencie Woll -- Afterword : a view from research on spoken language development / Elena V.M. Lieven -- Conclusions and directions for future research / Bencie Woll and Gary Morgan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [305]-334) and index.
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LCCN 2002066551
ISBN9781588112354 (US) (HB : alk. paper)
ISBN1588112357 (US) (HB : alk. paper)
ISBN9789027234728 (Eur.)
ISBN9027234728 (Eur.)