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Deaf children --- Sign language acquisition --- Gehörloser --- Kind --- Spracherwerb --- Gebärdensprache --- Gehörlosigkeit --- Language --- Sign language acquisition. --- Gehörloser. --- Kind. --- Spracherwerb. --- Gebärdensprache. --- Gehörlosigkeit. --- Language.

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As the first book of its kind, this volume with contributions from many well known scholars brings together some of the most recent original work on sign language acquisition in children learning a variety of different signed languages (i.e., Brazilian Sign Language, American SL, SL of the Netherlands, British SL, SL of Nicaragua, and Italian SL). In addition, the volume addresses methodological and theoretical issues in both sign language research and child language development in general. The book includes both overview chapters addressing matters of general concern in the study of sign language acquisition and chapters related to more specific topics such as sign language phonology, complex sentence structure and verb phrase development. This book will be of interest to sign language researchers, child language specialists and communication disorders professionals alike. The material is presented in such a way that also novices to the area of sign language study will find the text accessible.

Psycholinguistics --- Sign language --- Semiotics --- Sign language acquisition. --- Deaf --- Gesture language --- Language and languages --- Gesture --- Signs and symbols --- Acquisition of sign language --- Language acquisition --- Research. --- Acquisition

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French sign language --- Sign language --- Sign language acquisition --- Deaf --- Langage par signes --- Sourds --- Means of communication --- Acquisition --- Moyens de communication --- Deaf people --- Means of communication.

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The study of childhood deafness offers researchers many interesting insights into the role of experience and sensory inputs for the development of language and cognition. This volume provides a state of the art look at these questions and how they are being applied in the areas of clinical and educational settings. It also marks the career and contributions of one of the greatest scholars in the field of deafness: Bencie Woll. As the field of deafness goes through rapid and profound changes, we hope that this volume captures the latest perspectives regarding the impacts of these changes for our understanding of child development. The volume will be of essential interest to language development researchers as well as teachers and clinical researchers.

Deaf children --- Education --- E-books --- Deaf children - Education --- Hearing impaired children - Education --- Deaf children - Language --- Hearing impaired children - Language --- Language acquisition --- Sign language acquisition --- Cognition in children --- Cognition in children. --- Erwerb. --- Gebärdensprache. --- Hearing impaired children --- Language acquisition. --- Sign language acquisition. --- Spracherwerb. --- Zeichensprache. --- Education. --- Language.

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Deaf children experience language deprivation at alarmingly high rates. One contributing factor is that most are born to non-signing hearing parents who face insurmountable barriers to learning a signed language. This Element presents a case for developing signed language curricula for hearing families with deaf children that are family-centered and focus on child-directed language. Core vocabulary, functional sentences, and facilitative language techniques centered around common daily routines allow families to apply what they learn immediately. Additionally, Deaf Community Cultural Wealth (DCCW) lessons build families' capacity to navigate the new terrain of raising a deaf child. If early intervention programs serving the families of young deaf children incorporate this type of curriculum into their service delivery, survey data suggest that it is both effective and approachable for this target population, so the rates of language deprivation may decline.

Sign language acquisition --- Sign language --- Deaf children --- Language in families. --- Parent participation. --- Study and teaching. --- Education. --- Families --- Sociolinguistics --- Deaf --- Gesture language --- Language and languages --- Gesture --- Signs and symbols --- Acquisition of sign language --- Language acquisition --- Acquisition