Studies of American and Chinese children who were congenitally deaf and who had never been exposed to any formal sign language demonstrated that the children:

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Studies have shown that both American and Chinese children who were congenitally deaf and never exposed to formal sign language tended to create their own sign language systems. These systems were characterized by basic vocabulary that was expanded over time, and often had rudimentary grammatical structures imposed on them by the children. Thus, C is the best choice because the children imposed rudimentary grammar on their "home signs."

Studies of American and Chinese Children Who Were Congenitally Deaf