What do we know about the neurological basis of sign language in humans? How is its neurological basis similar to spoken language?
What will be an ideal response?
Kimura studied hemispheric processing of language in people who use sign language rather than speech to communicate. She found that the locations of lesions that would be expected to disrupt speech also disrupt signing. Furthermore, the hemispheric pattern of lesions associated with signing deficits is the same pattern shown with speech deficits. That is, all right-handers with signing deficits show left-hemisphere lesions, as do most left-handers. But some left-handers with signing deficits show right-hemisphere lesions. This finding supports the view that the brain processes both signing and speech similarly in terms of their linguistic function. It refutes the view that signing involves spatial processing or some other nonlinguistic form of cognitive processing.
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. Talking with them a lot B. Using flashcards in their home language C. Using flashcard in the primary language of the class D. Only talking to them in English
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