Project

What with Sign Language? A longitudinal investigation into the language development of young deaf children with a cochlear implant (CI)

Code

01DI0912

Duration

01 September 2012 → 31 August 2014

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Mieke Van Herreweghe

Fellow

Kimberley Mouvet

Research disciplines

Humanities
- Linguistics

Keywords

bilingualism cochlear implantation language development

Project description

This study investigates the language development of congenitally deaf chidren who receive a CI in the first year of life. Four questions are addressed: (1) how does the deaf child with CI develop Dutch, (2) and Flemish Sign Language, (3) what is the relationship between these two languages, and (4) what is the influence of communication choice on language development?