Studies of Congenitally Deaf Children Who Had Never Been Exposed

Multiple Choice

Studies of congenitally deaf children who had never been exposed to any formal sign language demonstrated that the children

A) learned only a small number of "homesigns," and did so by modelling their parents.
B) invented only a small number of "homesigns" to communicate just their basic needs.
C) spontaneously imposed a rudimentary grammar using their "home signs."
D) combined their "home signs" in a structure similar to that of their parents' spoken language.