Directions in sign language acquisition

1. Series editors' preface 2. Preface 3. Introduction (by Morgan, Gary) 4. Foundations of communication and the emergence of language in deaf children (by Marschark, Marc C.) 5. Phonology acquisition in Brazilian Sign Language (by Karnopp, Lodenir Becker) 6. Transcription as a tool for understanding: The Berkeley Transcription System for sign language research (BTS) (by Hoiting, Nini) 7. The development of Italian Sign Language (LIS) in deaf preschoolers (by Antinoro Pizzuto, Elena) 8. The acquisition of verb agreement: Pointing out arguments for the linguistic status of agreement in signed languages (by Meier, Richard P.) 9. The expression of grammatical relations by deaf toddlers learning ASL (by Schick, Brenda) 10. FACES: The acquisition of non-manual morphology in ASL (by Reilly, Judy) 11. Are young deaf children bilingual? (by Bogaerde, Beppie van den) 12. Language emergence in a language-ready brain: Acquisition (by Kegl, Judy A.) 13. The development of complex sentences in British Sign Language (by Morgan, Gary) 14. Afterword: A view from research on spoken language development (by Lieven, Elena) 15. Conclusions and directions for future research (by Woll, Bencie) 16. Glossary 17. Bibliography 18. Index