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Birth of a new language
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Aug 2, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
In the early 1980s deaf children in Nicaragua invented a completely new sign language of their own.
It was a remarkable achievement, which allowed experts a unique insight into how human communication develops.
In 2020, Mike Lanchin spoke to an American linguist Judy Shepard-Kegl, who documented this process.
(Photo: Sign language class in Nicaragua. Credit: INTI OCON/AFP via Getty Images)
It was a remarkable achievement, which allowed experts a unique insight into how human communication develops.
In 2020, Mike Lanchin spoke to an American linguist Judy Shepard-Kegl, who documented this process.
(Photo: Sign language class in Nicaragua. Credit: INTI OCON/AFP via Getty Images)
Released:
Aug 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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