Sign Language Research Contributes to a Better Understanding of Language Acquisition, A Review of Directions in Sign Language Acquisition

From: Sign Language Studies | Date: July 1, 2004| Author: Evans, Charlotte | Copyright information

Sign Language Research Contributes to a Better Understanding of Language Acquisition, A Review of Directions in Sign Language Acquisition Directions in Sign Language Acquisition, edited by Gary Morgan and Bencie Woll (Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2002. 339 pp. Hardcover $60.00. ISBN 9-027234-72-8 [Europe], 1-58811-235-7 [United States])

Directions in Sign Language Acquisition is a collection of current research studies that emphasizes the ways in which knowledge about sign language ac...

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