Index
A
- acquisition of sign language82, 85, 90, 116, 183
- age of acquisition10, 93,
97–98
, 105, 109
- American Sign Language3, 33, 99
- and language assessment55
- and language impairment79
- assessment9,
53–65
, 82, 87
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
73–74
B
- bimodal bilingual166, 172, 195,
197–198
- brain5, 11, 12, 77, 93,
104–105
,
159–160
,
162–163
,
170–171
,
173–174
,
205–207
- British Sign Language15,
34–35
, 54, 75, 88, 102, 136, 139, 143, 185
C
- classifiers79, 86,
100–102
,
107–108
- cochlear implants3, 16,
22–26
, 28, 95,
103–104
, 160, 208
- cognitive development -1,
4–7
, 10, 115,
118–119
, 122, 126127
- conversation6, 9, 21, 23,
33–38
,
40–41
, 43, 45, 47,
77–78
,
119–121
- critical period3,
93–96
,
100–101
, 105, 107, 109, 137, 151, 160, 168, 192
D
- deaf community53, 188, 193,
197–198
,
205–206
- deaf education7, 125,
184–193
,
195–200
- deaf parents1,
3–4
, 6, 8, 21, 39, 46, 48, 64, 80, 104, 116, 118, 121, 123, 126, 185, 189, 193, 196
- deaf schools4, 7, 83, 125, 185, 188, 190,
194–195
, 198, 200, 208
- developmental language disorder9, 81
- dissociation78, 96, 107, 150
- dynamic assessment54,
58–62
E
- early communication
6–8
,
15–16
, 22, 116
- environment1,
7–8
, 12, 17, 27, 38n3,
61–62
, 74, 95, 117, 119, 121,
126–127
, 135, 144, 184, 196, 198
- executive functions6, 46, 115,
118–119
, 122
- eye-gaze in conversation
33–35
,
37–38
,
40–42
- eye-tracking and sign language
136–138
H
- hearing parents
3–6
, 19,
21–22
,
24–25
, 27, 82, 98,
117–118
, 120, 123, 152, 185, 196, 208
I
- input
2–4
, 25, 62,
98–100
,
104–105
,
115–118
, 134, 146
- and language impairment
74–75
- and critical period
94–95
- and cognitive development123
- intellectual disability
61–63
- interaction
2–3
,
15–17
, 19, 26,
33–41
,
47–51
, 124, 127, 139
- intervention8,
25–28
, 61,
85–87
, 189
- and cochlear implant103, 117
J
- joint attention
15–21
,
120–122
- and cochlear implant
23–26
L
- Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
73–75
- language comprehension62, 88,
133–134
,
137–138
- language development
1–11
,
17–18
,
26–28
,
74–75
,
93–99
,
104–105
,
115–119
,
134–135
, 144, 184, 191, 208
- language production
144–151
, 167
- late language learning
100–102
, 208
M
- modality
5–6
, 18, 34, 36, 62, 64, 76, 82, 84, 87,
94–98
, 105,
107–108
,
133–134
,
137–138
, 144,
149–150
, 160,
163–164
,
166–167
,
169–174
,
196–197
,
207–208
- morphology58, 81, 83, 96,
98–100
, 102,
106–107
N
- narrative55, 63, 78, 80, 138, 148
- native signer2, 77, 80, 99
P
- phonology63, 81, 83, 95, 97, 142, 150, 164,
170–171
R
- reading4, 102, 183, 188, 192, 206
- receptive skills54, 56, 81, 83
S
- savant81, 93, 95, 105, 113
- sign bilingual education
54–55
,
183–184
,
186–193
,
196–197
,
199–200
- sign language
2–3
, 25,
34–39
,
97–139
,
141–145
,
147–148
,
166–173
,
184–185
- Sign Language of the Netherlands36, 64, 72
- Sign Supported English (SSE)61, 77
- signing space40, 76,
98–99
, 146
- specific language impairment70,
73–74
, 81, 89
- syntax58, 78, 81, 83,
95–96
, 103,
106–109
T
- teachers of the deaf125, 185, 192
- teaching practices184, 192, 197
- theory of mind1, 6, 36, 46,
51–52
, 81,
85–86
,
88–89
, 91, 115,
118–119
, 127,
129–131
, 207
- tip of the fingers150, 157
- total communication189, 191
- transfer105, 108, 192, 196
- turn-taking8,
22–23
,
33–38
, 40, 46, 115
V
- verb agreement78,
99–100
, 102
- visual attention
19–21
, 34,
37–38
, 40, 43, 47, 135, 137,
140–142
, 151
- visuo-spatial106, 108, 168
W
- working memory84, 123,
125–126
,
162–163
,
170–174