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Ronice Müller de Quadros1, Diane Lillo-Martin2, Deborah Chen Pichler3
1Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Florianópolis - Santa Catariana - Brasil.
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|January 17, 2014
Summary
This study explores bilingual development in hearing children with Deaf parents acquiring sign and spoken languages. Findings reveal linguistic aspects of bimodal bilingual acquisition in Brazilian Sign Language (Libras)/Portuguese and American Sign Language (ASL)/English.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Developmental Psychology
- Sign Language Studies
Background:
- Bimodal bilingual acquisition involves learning a signed and a spoken language simultaneously.
- Hearing children of Deaf parents represent a unique population for studying early bilingual development.
- Previous research provides a foundation for understanding the complexities of dual language acquisition in this context.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present research findings on the bilingual development of hearing children raised by Deaf parents.
- To analyze linguistic aspects of acquiring Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) and Portuguese, and American Sign Language (ASL) and English.
- To contribute to the understanding of bimodal bilingual acquisition.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal collection of spontaneous interaction data in alternating sign and spoken language contexts.
- Inclusion of data from experimental studies with bilingual language testing.
- Analysis of linguistic features in both signed and spoken modalities.
Main Results:
- Detailed linguistic aspects of bimodal bilingual acquisition are identified.
- The study incorporates findings from both naturalistic and experimental data.
- A comprehensive view of previous research is presented alongside new findings.
Conclusions:
- Hearing children of Deaf parents demonstrate unique patterns in bimodal bilingual acquisition.
- The study highlights specific linguistic characteristics observed in Libras/Portuguese and ASL/English bilingual development.
- Findings underscore the importance of diverse data sources for understanding bilingual acquisition.
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