Work

The acquisition of sign languages in rural contexts – what can we do when samples will always be ‘too small’?

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Our knowledge and theories about language acquisition are skewed towards urban languages, and primarily English (Kidd & Garcia, 2022). Cristia and colleagues convincingly show that studies on the acquisition of rural languages are scarce. The authors suggest that in rural settings, combining experimental and observational approaches is critical to testing and sharpening our theories about language acquisition. Nevertheless, they also acknowledge the numerous challenges that make it difficult to conduct, analyse and publish this type of work.

Source: Journal of Child Language

DOI: 10.1017/s0305000922000757

Author: Hannah LUTZENBERGER

Institution: University of Birmingham

Language: English

Topic: Language Development and Disorders

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,255

Funder: H2020 European Research Council