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Peer reviewedGrove, Nicola; Dockrell, Julie – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2000
Two studies explored linguistic development in sign and speech of 10 youth (ages 12-16) with severe intellectual impairments who used manual signs (Makaton vocabulary) for communication. Analysis of semantic relations, lexical development, and word order suggested the children's language had not developed beyond mean length of utterance stage 1.…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Language Acquisition, Linguistics
