Language emergence: clues from a new bedouin sign.
A sign language has emerged among three generations of deaf people and their families in a Bedouin community in the Negev desert. This newly reported case sheds light on the minimal environmental social factors required to generate a language.
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Barnard College of Columbia University, Department of Psychology, 3005 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA.
D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009527:Nicaragua; D010375:Pedigree; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D012813:Sign Language