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language, culture and biology - Coggle Diagram
language, culture and biology
language
previously, ASL was thought of as simply "gestures" or "pictures in the air"
now, we know ASL has a grammatical structure
William Stoke expanded the way we thought of language
ASL has structure, grammar, phonemes, syntax, etc
the idea of what language refers to has evolved significantly
signed and spoken languages are acquired in similar ways
biology
acquiring signed languages advances language acquisition the same way a signed language would
sign-exposed deaf babies produce manual babbling - similar to vocal babbling
spoken and signed languages are acquired by babies in similar ways
produce meaningless syllabic structures - similar to hearing babies producing nonsensical words
raising kids with a bilingual-bimodal style improves their language acquisition and cognitive development, regardless if they are hearing or deaf
culture
Deaf culture has stories, films, magazines, newspapers, jokes, art, poetry, theater, etc
Deaf Gain and Deafhood are also a part of the culture
provide a sense of belonging, a sense of pride
Deaf culture is real - it contains all aspects that other cultures possess
significance
biologically - spoken language is not "superior" to signed language
both spoken and hearing language activate the same receptors in the brain and develop brain tissue in a similar manner
signed languages are real languages, deaf culture is a "real" culture
biological equivalence