Relations of Language and Thought

"Both general academic readers and those who specialize in issues revolving around sign language will find the book valuable....The work is well integrated and focused, and the authors speak to one another's points."--Choice"Both general academic readers and those who specialize in issues revolving around sign language will find the book valuable....The work is well integrated and focused, and the authors speak to one another's points."--Choice

• Chapter 1. Relations of Language and Thought: Where Do Deaf Children Lead Us? ; Chapter 2. Universals. Generalizability and the Acquisition of Signed Language ; Chapter 3. The Modular Effects of Sign Language Acquisition ; Chapter 4. Read the Lips: Speculations on the Nature and Role of Lipreading in Cognitive and Academic Development of Deaf Chidren ; Commentary ; Chapter 5. Making Faces: Coextant Domains for Language and Visual Cognition ; Chapter 6. In Support of the Language Acquisition Device ; Chapter 7. Modules and the Informational Encapsulation of Language Processes ; Chapter 8. Models, Modules, and Modality