Abstract
Study of the acquired oral language of the hearing-impaired can provide results with important theoretical consequences.2 This language must develop under conditions of severely reduced auditory experience. To the degree that principles and constraints which guide normal language acquisition are also reflected in the oral language of the hearing-impaired, there will be evidence (1) for the internal basis of these principles and constraints in acquisition; and (2) for their necessity to the language acquisition process, regardless of variation in input conditions. Further, if similar constraints or principles apply to language acquisition in the hearing-impaired and in the hearing, then there is evidence that language acquisition by the hearing-impaired is not in itself deviant, although it may be delayed. This result would have important practical implications for remediation programs for this population.
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