In:The Linguistics of Sign Languages: An introduction
Edited by Anne E. Baker, Beppie van den Bogaerde, Roland Pfau and Trude Schermer
[Not in series 199] 2016
► pp. 51–72
Chapter 3Acquisition
Published online: 23 June 2016
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.199.03bak
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.199.03bak
Article outline
- 3.1Introduction
- 3.2How do children learn a sign language?
- 3.3The path of sign language development
- 3.3.1The pre-linguistic stage
- 3.3.2The one- and two-word stages
- 3.3.3The differentiation stage
- 3.3.4Reaching the adult level
- 3.4Second language acquisition
- 3.5Bilingual development
- 3.5.1Deaf children of deaf parents
- 3.5.2Hearing children of deaf parents
- 3.5.3Deaf children of hearing parents
- 3.5.4Children with a cochlear implant (CI)
- Summary
- Test yourself
- Assignments
- References and further reading
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