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Manual babbling is a linguistic phenomena that has been observed in deaf children and children born to deaf parents and appears at the early stages of language acquisition. It is characterized by repetitive movements that are confined to a limited area in front of the body similar to the sign-phonetic space found in sign languages [1].


References

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  1. ^ Petitto, Petitto LA, Holowka S, Sergio LE, and Ostry D. (2001, September 6). Language rhythms in baby hand movements. Nature, 413, 35-36

Semanticity

Semancticity is one of Charles Hockett's 13 design features of language. Semanticity refers to the use of arbitrary or nonarbitrary signals to transmit meaningful messages [1]. 

References

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  1. ^ Hockett, C. F. (1960) The origin of speech. Scientific American, 203:2. http://www.columbia.edu/itc/psychology/r...Readings/Hockett.pdf




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Recasts
Simplification processes
Hockett's Feature
Negative evidence
Manual Babbling (mentioned in Petitto biography page but not given too much attention)
Speech Performance