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Kraus, K., &Gagne, D. (2021). A strong language foundation, but not being deaf, supports learning ASL as a second language. In D. Dionne & Vidal Covas, L. (Eds) BUCLD 45: Proceedings of the 45th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. Cascadilla Press, Cambridge, MA: BUCLD

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From Contact to Conversation: Protactile Language, Modality, and Community

Gagne, D. L., & Broadway, H. (2026). From Contact to Conversation: Protactile Language, Modality, and Community. Annual Review of Linguistics, 12, 81–97. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-linguistics-011724-121536

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Recent publication on Nicaraguan Sign Language

Coppola, M., Flaherty, M., Gagne, D., Gagne, K., Kocab, A., Martin, A., Morales Blanco, D., Morales Ruíz, I., Pyers, J., & Senghas, A. (2025). Convergence and Emergence: How Nicaraguan Signing Has Been Shaped by Transmission, Acquisition, and Interaction. Sign Language Studies, 26(1), 69–103. DOI: 10.1353/sls.2025.a981200