Research on the Development of Sign Language Among Children Who

question 96

Multiple Choice

Research on the development of sign language among children who are born deaf provides supporting evidence for which theory of language development?

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

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