Parallel Bimodal Bilingual Acquisition: A Hearing Child Mediated in a Deaf Family

Abstract

The aim of this longitudinal case study was to describe bimodal and bilingual acquisition in a hearing child, Hugo, and in what ways these were guided by his Deaf family. Video observations of the family interactions were conducted from Hugo's age of 10 months until he was 40 months old. The family language was Swedish Sign Language (SSL). With Hugo, however, the parents used one language base in which single gestural signs or vocal words were often simultaneously inserted, the latter when not in visual contact. Hugo showed awareness of visual attention to SSL communication at 22 months and differentiated vocal and gestural modality according to his partner two months later. During the 28-month and 32-month sessions, a grammatical analytic phase might explain why Hugo's SSL was rare. Findings are possibly vital for a broader international audience than professionals who meet bimodal bilingual children.

Being a parent's eyes and ears: emotional literacy and empathy of children whose parents have a sensory disability

“…The findings and conclusions of the study should be treated with due caution due to several limitations, first among which is the small sample, the result of the tremendous difficulties locating appropriate participants. At the same time, it should be noted that similar studies dealing with the subject of parents with visual or auditory disability also had a small study population – 40 adolescents of blind parents and 42 adolescents of sighted parents (Duvdevany, Moin, and Yahav, ), 10 blind mothers (de Oliveira, de Carvalho, Pagliuca, et al., ), 4 blind mothers and 5 blind fathers of sighted children (Cezario, Oliveira, Sousa, et al., ), 5 blind mothers of sighted children (Senju, Tucker, Pasco, et al., ), 10 hearing adolescents of deaf parents (Hadjikakou, Christodoulou, Hadjidemetri, et al., ), case study of deaf parents (Cramér‐Wolrath, ), and 12 parents of hearing children (Levinger and Orlev, ). Additionally, it is possible that the consent of parents to their children's participation in the study might indicate certain characteristics that exist for them in contrast to parents who did not agree to this and therefore do not necessarily represent the entire sector.…”

CODA-gruppen – En bimodal tvåspråkig och ouppmärksammad resurs

“…Kanto, 2016;Kanto m.fl., 2021). De studier som ändå finns handlar i huvudsak om små barn (Cramér-Wolrath, 2013a, 2013bKanto, 2016;Kanto m.fl., 2013;Kanto m.fl., 2015). Cramér-Woraths (2013a, 2013b (Chen Pichler, Reynolds & Palmer, 2019;Filer & Filer, 2000).…”

“…De studier som ändå finns handlar i huvudsak om små barn (Cramér-Wolrath, 2013a, 2013bKanto, 2016;Kanto m.fl., 2013;Kanto m.fl., 2015). Cramér-Woraths (2013a, 2013b (Chen Pichler, Reynolds & Palmer, 2019;Filer & Filer, 2000). Informanterna i denna studie har svenskt teckenspråk som modersmål och är uppvuxna i Sverige med svenska i det omgivande samhället, i förskola och skola, bland släkt och vänner.…”

“…CODA-gruppen -En bimodal tvåspråkig och ouppmärksammad resurs. NORDAND, 18(1-2023) (Cramér-Wolrath, 2013b). CODAs lär sig hur man tar ordet i den ena modaliteten respektive i den andra (Horton & Singleton, 2022).…”

“…Wolrath, 2013b). Det handlar om sätt att sitta, att hålla i barnen och att samtidigt uppmärksamma barnen på något de kommunicerar om.…”