Talking Hands by Margalit Fox
What Sign Language Reveals About the Mind
In a remote Bedouin village in Israel, a high rate of hereditary deafness led to the spontaneous emergence of a new sign language, providing a rare window into how language is born. Following linguists as they document its evolving grammar and structure, the narrative shows that sign languages share deep properties with spoken languages and illuminates the human capacity for creating complex communication. It also examines daily life in the community, the interplay between deaf and hearing villagers, and the challenge to common misconceptions about signing.
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- 2007
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