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    Disentangling Pantomime From Early Sign in a New Sign Language: Window Into Language Evolution Research
    with Ana Mineiro, Inmaculada Concepción Báez-Montero, Mara Moita, and Alexandre Castro-Caldas
    Frontiers in Psychology 12. 2021.
    In this study, we aim to disentangle pantomime from early signs in a newly-born sign language: Sao Tome and Principe Sign Language. Our results show that within 2 years of their first contact with one another, a community of 100 participants interacting everyday was able to build a shared language. The growth of linguistic systematicity, which included a decrease in use of pantomime, reduction of the amplitude of signs and an increase in articulation economy, showcases a learning, and social int…Read more