Language emergence: Clues from a new Bedouin sign language

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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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Senghas, A. (2005, June 21). Language emergence: Clues from a new Bedouin sign language. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2005.06.018

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