The Signs of a Savant

Language Against the Odds

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Sign Language, Health & Well Being, Psychology
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Author: Neil Smith, Ianthi Tsimpli, Gary Morgan, Bencie Woll ISBN: 9780511853289
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: December 2, 2010
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Neil Smith, Ianthi Tsimpli, Gary Morgan, Bencie Woll
ISBN: 9780511853289
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: December 2, 2010
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Every once in a while nature gives us insight into the human condition by providing us with a unique case whose special properties illuminate the species as a whole. Christopher is such an example. Despite disabilities which mean that everyday tasks are burdensome chores, Christopher is a linguistic wonder who can read, write, speak, understand and translate more than twenty languages. On some tests he shows a severely low IQ, hinting at ineducability, yet his English language ability indicates an IQ in excess of 120 (a level more than sufficient to enter university). Christopher is a savant, someone with an island of startling talent in a sea of inability. This book documents his learning of British Sign Language, casting light on the modularity of cognition, the modality neutrality of the language faculty, the structure of memory, the grammar of signed language and the nature of the human mind.

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Every once in a while nature gives us insight into the human condition by providing us with a unique case whose special properties illuminate the species as a whole. Christopher is such an example. Despite disabilities which mean that everyday tasks are burdensome chores, Christopher is a linguistic wonder who can read, write, speak, understand and translate more than twenty languages. On some tests he shows a severely low IQ, hinting at ineducability, yet his English language ability indicates an IQ in excess of 120 (a level more than sufficient to enter university). Christopher is a savant, someone with an island of startling talent in a sea of inability. This book documents his learning of British Sign Language, casting light on the modularity of cognition, the modality neutrality of the language faculty, the structure of memory, the grammar of signed language and the nature of the human mind.

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