Sandra Was Born Deaf to Hearing Parents

question 165

Multiple Choice

Sandra was born deaf to hearing parents. Before she and her parents learned American Sign Language, Sandra communicated with her parents in a type of sign language that she created. This BEST provides supporting evidence for which theory of language development?

• A) social-pragmatic
• B) nonnativist
• C) formalist
• D) nativist

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