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An embodied multi-articulatory multimodal language framework: A commentary on Karadöller, Sümer and Özyürek

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: While many researchers working in spoken languages have used modality to distinguish language and gesture, this is not possible for sign language researchers. We argue that co-sign gestures must be considered alongside co-speech gestures in theories of language acquisition. Focusing on how the same function is served in embodied communication in speech and embodied communication in sign promotes a truly multimodal view of language acquisition. An embodied multi-articulatory multimodal framework is needed to make broader claims about language acquisition.

Source: First Language

DOI: 10.1177/01427237251326977

Authors: Rachel Miles, Shai Lynne Nielson, Deniz İlkbaşaran, Rachel I Mayberry

Institution: University of California San Diego

Language: English

Topic: Hearing Impairment and Communication

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650

Funder: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders