From Seed to System: The Emergence of Non-Manual Markers for Wh-Questions in Nicaraguan Sign Language

At a language’s inception, what determines which elements are taken up to build a grammar? How is the initial raw material reshaped through intergenerational language learning? We approached this question by focusing on the emergence of non-manual wh-question markers in Nicaraguan Sign Language (LSN...

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Main Authors: Annemarie Kocab, Ann Senghas, Jennie Pyers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/7/2/137