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Ursula Bellugi
Researcher at Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Publications - 239
Citations - 20723
Ursula Bellugi is an academic researcher from Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The author has contributed to research in topics: Williams syndrome & Sign language. The author has an hindex of 79, co-authored 238 publications receiving 20132 citations. Previous affiliations of Ursula Bellugi include Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior & University of Washington.
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The signs of language
Edward S. Klima,Ursula Bellugi +1 more
TL;DR: The two faces of sign and sign language have been studied in this paper, where the authors compare Chinese and American signs and feature analysis of handshapes and the rate of speaking and signing.
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I. The Neurocognitive Profile of Williams Syndrome: A Complex Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses
TL;DR: The rare, genetically based disorder, Williams syndrome, produces a constellation of distinctive cognitive, neuroanatomical, and electrophysiological features which are explored through the series of studies reported here.
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What the hands reveal about the brain
TL;DR: This paper showed that there are primary linguistic systems passed down from one generation of deaf people to the next, which have been forged into antonomous languages and are not derived from front spoken languages.
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Three Processes in the Child's Acquisition of Syntax
Roger Brown,Ursula Bellugi +1 more
TL;DR: For instance, at about eighteen months children are likely to begin constructing two-word utterances; such a one, for instance, as Push car as mentioned in this paper, and some children go about the house all day long naming things (table, doggie, ball, etc.).
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Control of grammar in imitation, comprehension, and production
TL;DR: The familiar assertion that, in language development, understanding precedes production was tested for 10 grammatical contrasts with 12 3-year-old children and it was found that production in the sense of imitation proves to be more advanced than understanding in 3- year-olds.