Linguistically deprived children: meta-analysis of published research underlines the importance of early syntactic language use for normal brain development
We analyzed all published reports of individuals not exposed to syntactic language until puberty: two feral children, who grew up without hearing any language, and eight deaf linguistic isolates, who grew up communicating to their families using homesign or kitchensign, a system of gestures which...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Research Ideas and Outcomes |
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| Online Access: | https://riojournal.com/article/20696/ |