Acquisition of a signed phonological system by hearing adults: the role of sign structure and iconicity: (Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre (DCAL), University College London (UCL), 2013)

Ortega, Gerardo

doi:10.1075/sll.17.2.09ort

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Vol. 17:2 (2014) ► pp.267–275

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Acquisition of a signed phonological system by hearing adults: the role of sign structure and iconicity

(Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre (DCAL), University College London (UCL), 2013)

Gerardo Ortega | Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University & Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

Published online: 24 November 2014

https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.17.2.09ort

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