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An article on the BBC news website, 16th September 2004, reports that a new sign language created over the last 30 years by deaf children in Nicaragua has given experts a unique insight into how languages evolve.
The full article is available on the BBC news website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3662928.stm
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