Entries from Group 4 Language Blog tagged with 'Chapter 13'

Homesign

Chapter 13 talks about homesigning. I am completely amazed and really confused how these deaf children were able to invent their own language. But even more, how is it possible that even though they had absolutely no exposure or knowledge...

Confused about sign

In the reading, Susan Goldin-Meadow discusses David, and other participants, in her study and how they use â??homesigns.â?? She further discusses the types of gestures that these participants use. An example is how David signals the difference between nouns and...