Section 1
This type of language can develop when groups with no common language have prolonged interaction.
What is a pidgin.
Most studies say that children should be exposed to language during this time and age.
What is the critical period, ages 2-13?
Susan Goldin-Meadows observed this gesture order pattern.
What is Patient-Act?
This concept, research has shown, does not have an impact on how quickly children acquire language, regardless of if they use English or ASL.
What is iconicity?
These animals provide an example of the critical period, and imprint within 9 hours.
What are baby ducks?
I used this signed phrase to represent the English term “innate.”
What is “born with”?
These may develop earlier in the brain compared to auditory systems.
What are motor systems/pathways?
These researchers studied signers' ability to comprehend and produce multiple parts of ASL to test their fluency.
Who are Newport and Ted Supalla?
This Swiss linguist claimed that all human languages are arbitrary.
Who is Ferdinand De Saussure?
Deaf children have been shown to use this structure in the two-word stage.
What are verb-noun agreements/SVO?