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Sackett, P. D. – Science News, 1983
Highlights a research study indicating that children can spontaneously impose linguistic structure on their communication, even in the absence of a conventional linguistic environment. Subjects (16- to 50-month-old deaf children) had normal social environments but severely restricted language environments because of their disability. (JN)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Infants, Language Acquisition
