Language, cognition, and the brain : insights from sign language research /
Karen Emmorey.
- xvii, 383 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-362) and index.
Introduction -- The Structure of American Sign Language: Linguistic Universals and Modality Effects -- The Confluence of Language and Space -- Psycholinguistic Studies of Sign Perception, Online Processing, and Production -- Sign Language Acquisition -- The Critical Period Hypothesis and the Effects of Late Language Acquisition -- Memory for Sign Language: Implications for the Structure of Working Memory -- The Impact of Sign Language Use on Visuospatial Cognition -- Sign Language and the Brain -- Handshapes in American Sign Language -- Linguistic Distinctions Among Communication Forms in Nicaragua. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. App. A. App. B.
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Sign language. Language acquisition. Biolinguistics