The Value of Interaction in the Acquisition of a Sign Language

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Main Author: Elidéa Lúcia Almeida Bernardino
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2014
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contents The Value of Interaction in the Acquisition of a Sign Language Elidéa Lúcia Almeida Bernardino Educación Libras deaf twins sign language late language acquisition First language acquisition The acquisition of a sign language as a first language is a subject that is also of interest to researchers from many fields of study. This acquisition is significant for both deaf children of deaf parents as well as those of hearing parents, who consequently have late access to a language like Brazilian Sign language (Libras). The present study describes a test conducted with a pair of deaf twins who have hearing parents and who had their first contact with Libras at 5 years of age. However, upon being tested less than three years later, the twins showed a performance in Libras that was comparable to a deaf child of deaf parents. Although inconclusive, this study seeks to show the value of a continuous interlocutor, together with a genuine communicative interaction beginning from childhood, as commonly occurs with deaf twins, in the acquisition of a sign language. 2014 artículo científico 1676-0786 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339832472002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3398 Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada application/pdf Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada (Brasil) Num.4 Vol.14
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spellingShingle The Value of Interaction in the Acquisition of a Sign Language
Elidéa Lúcia Almeida Bernardino
Educación
Libras
deaf twins
sign language
late language acquisition
First language acquisition
The Value of Interaction in the Acquisition of a Sign Language Elidéa Lúcia Almeida Bernardino Educación Libras deaf twins sign language late language acquisition First language acquisition The acquisition of a sign language as a first language is a subject that is also of interest to researchers from many fields of study. This acquisition is significant for both deaf children of deaf parents as well as those of hearing parents, who consequently have late access to a language like Brazilian Sign language (Libras). The present study describes a test conducted with a pair of deaf twins who have hearing parents and who had their first contact with Libras at 5 years of age. However, upon being tested less than three years later, the twins showed a performance in Libras that was comparable to a deaf child of deaf parents. Although inconclusive, this study seeks to show the value of a continuous interlocutor, together with a genuine communicative interaction beginning from childhood, as commonly occurs with deaf twins, in the acquisition of a sign language. 2014 artículo científico 1676-0786 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339832472002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3398 Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada application/pdf Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada (Brasil) Num.4 Vol.14
title The Value of Interaction in the Acquisition of a Sign Language
topic Educación
Libras
deaf twins
sign language
late language acquisition
First language acquisition
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339832472002