Language May Play Important Role in Learning the Meanings of Numbers

Language May Play Important Role in Learning the Meanings of Numbers
Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:30:00 -0600

New research conducted with deaf people in Nicaragua shows that language may play an important role in learning the meanings of numbers.

Field studies by University of Chicago psychologist Susan Goldin-Meadow and a team of researchers found deaf people in Nicaragua, who had not learned formal sign language, do not have a complete understanding of numbers greater than three.

Researchers surmised the lack of large number comprehension was because the deaf Nicaraguans were not being ...

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