TY - BOOK AU - Emmorey,Karen TI - Language, cognition, and the brain: insights from sign language research SN - 0805833986 AV - P117 .E46 2002 U1 - 419 21 PY - 2002///] CY - Mahwah, N.J. PB - Lawrence Erlbaum Associates KW - Sign language KW - Language acquisition KW - Biolinguistics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-362) and index; 1; Introduction --; 2; The Structure of American Sign Language: Linguistic Universals and Modality Effects --; 3; The Confluence of Language and Space --; 4; Psycholinguistic Studies of Sign Perception, Online Processing, and Production --; 5; Sign Language Acquisition --; 6; The Critical Period Hypothesis and the Effects of Late Language Acquisition --; 7; Memory for Sign Language: Implications for the Structure of Working Memory --; 8; The Impact of Sign Language Use on Visuospatial Cognition --; 9; Sign Language and the Brain --; App. A; Handshapes in American Sign Language --; App. B; Linguistic Distinctions Among Communication Forms in Nicaragua ER -