What sign language creation teaches us about language

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 201-211

  Brentari, Diane ^a   Coppola, Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 84873320062     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1212     Document Type: Article

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