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Peer reviewedMeier, Richard P.; Newport, Elissa L. – Language, 1990
Discusses recent research that has examined the early stages of language development in signed and spoken languages as well as suggestions that there is an advantage for the acquisition of signed languages. Specific attention is focused on whether or not a single timing mechanism underlies early milestones in the acquisition of both vocabulary and…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Sign Language
