Cognitive pragmatics: Insights from homesign conversations

Cognitive pragmatics: Insights from homesign conversations

Homesign is a visual–gestural form of communication that emerges between deaf individuals and their hearing interlocutors in the absence of a conventional sign language. I argue here that homesign conversations form a perfect testcase to study the extent to which pragmatic competence is foundational...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2023-02, Vol.46, p.e8-e8, Article e8
1. Verfasser: de Vos, Connie
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cognition
Cognitive ability
Culture
Deafness
Deafness - psychology
Gestures
Humans
Language Development
Open Peer Commentary
Rural areas
Semiotics
Sign Language
Social interaction
Verbal communication
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Zusammenfassung:Homesign is a visual–gestural form of communication that emerges between deaf individuals and their hearing interlocutors in the absence of a conventional sign language. I argue here that homesign conversations form a perfect testcase to study the extent to which pragmatic competence is foundational rather than derived from our linguistic abilities.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X22000826