Sign Langauge

and

Universal Grammar

Sign Language
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Universal

American Sign Language

But can we study it and find it supports linguistic universal principles?

Home sign

Case Study

Martha's Vineyard Sign Language

Case Study

Nicaraguan Sign Language

Works Cited

• Goldin-Meadow, Susan. The resilience of language: what gesture creation in deaf children can tell us about how all children learn language. New York: Psychology Press, 2003
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFPpJzLCs98