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Word of Mouth

Language When There Are No Words

May 30, 2024
27:31

Joshua Reno talks about how Charlie, his non-verbal son who is on the autism spectrum, communicates with him very effectively using gestures known as "home signs".

Joshua is the author of Home Signs: An Ethnography of Life beyond and beside Language.

Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Sally Heaven

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