Language emergence: Clues from a new Bedouin sign language

Current Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Senghas, Ann ^a  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; CHILD; FAMILY; HUMAN; MALE; NICARAGUA; PATIENT; PEDIGREE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT SURVEY; SIGN LANGUAGE;

ADULT; ARABS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; NICARAGUA; PEDIGREE; SIGN LANGUAGE;

EID: 20544443516     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.06.018     Document Type: Short Survey

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