Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Series editors’ preface vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction xi
6. Foundations of communication and the emergence of language in deaf children 1
7. Phonology acquisition in Brazilian Sign Language 29
8. Transcription as a tool for understanding 55
9. The development of Italian Sign Language (LIS) in deaf preschoolers 77
10. The acquisition of verb agreement 115
11. The expression of grammatical relations by deaf toddlers learning ASL 143
12. FACES 159
13. Are young deaf children bilingual? 183
14. Language emergence in a language-ready brain 207
15. The development of complex sentences in British Sign Language 255
16. Afterword 277
17. Conclusions and directions for future research 291
18. Glossary 301
19. Bibliography 305
20. Index 335