Little Leon signing and speaking
De Weerdt, D. (2017). Little Leon signing and speaking. Kieli, koulutus ja yhteiskunta, 8.3.2017(Maaliskuu). http://www.kieliverkosto.fi/article/little-leon-signing-and-speaking/
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Leon is the son of a Belgian deaf father and a Finnish hearing mother. He lives in Finland and is growing up multilingual including both spoken and signed languages. In this article we describe Leon’s multilingualism.
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Soveltavan kielentutkimuksen keskus, Jyväskylän yliopisto; Kielikoulutuspolitiikan verkostoISSN Search the Publication Forum
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