Empirical evidence suggests a broad impact of communication mode on cognition at large, beyond language processing. Using a sign language since infancy might shape the representation of words and other linguistic stimuli – for example, incorporating in it the movements and signs used to express them. Once integrated into linguistic representations, this visuo-motor content can affect deaf signers’ linguistic and cognitive processing.

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沟通方式对书面语言加工及其他方面的影响

经验证据表明，沟通模式对整个认知的广泛影响，超出了语言处理的范围。从婴儿期开始使用手语可能会塑造单词和其他语言刺激的表现形式——例如，将用于表达它们的动作和符号融入其中。一旦整合到语言表征中，这种视觉运动内容就会影响聋人手语的语言和认知处理。