Early stages in sign language development of deaf and normally hearing children
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https://doi.org/10.21030/anyp.2013.2.1Keywords:
deaf children, sign language acquisition, early sign vocabulary, components of signsAbstract
According to scientific results, deaf children acquire sign language in the same rhythm and phase
as normally hearing children acquire language. The first signs occur already before the age of
one and early sign vocabulary develops fast in the first two years. This study investigates three
situations of early sign language acquisition: deaf children with deaf parents, deaf children with
normally hearing parents, and normally hearing children in families using sign language. The
investigation particularly focuses on the first signs, their time of occurrence, structure, and the
analysis of their components. Observations and recollections from parents help us learn about
early sign language communication: how the mother calls the attention of the child, what hand
shapes occur first, and how sign language use develops over time.
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