Why Are Linguists Afraid to Study Emerging Sign Languages?
Emerging sign languages could reveal how all language evolved – but keeping these fragile languages isolated for research may mean the people who rely on them lose out.
Author: Michael Erard
Michael Erard is an author, linguist, and consultant. He is the author of Um..: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean and Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners.
