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6. How did the Nicaraguan sign language develop?

  • Deaf children communicating with each other in school
  • The government developing a language for the deaf
  • The deaf community developing it over generations
  • Deaf children not being allowed to sign at home

7. One of these is not one of the aspects Chomsky said humans have, which?

  • Language acquisition device
  • Cognitive language
  • Universal grammar

8. Which of these is not a reason many deaf children take longer to learn sign language than hearing children learn spoken language?

  • Their deafness is diagnosed later on
  • They are denied access to sign language
  • Our brains are not equally wired for sign language
  • They are taught by parents who are not proficient in sign language

9. Which is an important requirement for language acquisition?

  • Hearing
  • Input
  • Brain capacity
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