The Role of Parental Input in the Development of a Morphological System.

Goldin-Meadow, Susan; Mylander, Carolyn

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ERIC Number: EJ418397

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Role of Parental Input in the Development of a Morphological System.

Goldin-Meadow, Susan; Mylander, Carolyn

Journal of Child Language, v17 n3 p527-63 Oct 1990

Spontaneous gestures of a deaf child unexposed to sign language were studied to determine whether regularities existing within gestures were akin to morphological structure. The child's gestures, handshape/motion combinations forming a matrix for communication, suggest that structural regularity at the intraword level is a resilient property of language. (74 references) (JL)

Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Language Acquisition, Manual Communication, Morphology (Languages), Parent Role, Syntax, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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