Manual babbling is a linguistic phenomena that has been observed in deaf children and children born to deaf parents and appears at the early stages of language acquisition. It is characterized by repetitive movements that are confined to a limited area in front of the body similar to the sign-phonetic space found in sign languages [1].
References
edit- ^ Petitto, Petitto LA, Holowka S, Sergio LE, and Ostry D. (2001, September 6). Language rhythms in baby hand movements. Nature, 413, 35-36
Semanticity
Semancticity is one of Charles Hockett's 13 design features of language. Semanticity refers to the use of arbitrary or nonarbitrary signals to transmit meaningful messages [1].
References
edit- ^ Hockett, C. F. (1960) The origin of speech. Scientific American, 203:2. http://www.columbia.edu/itc/psychology/r...Readings/Hockett.pdf
Possible Stubs:
- Recasts
- Simplification processes
- Hockett's Feature
- Negative evidence
- Manual Babbling (mentioned in Petitto biography page but not given too much attention)
- Speech Performance