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Genie Wiley: A Case Study in Isolation by Rozette Cabayacruz is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Genie was a severely neglected and abused child who was discovered at age 13 after being isolated from all human contact since a very young age. Her father kept her strapped to a chair or potty and would beat her if she made any noise. Researchers studied Genie as a case of an individual past the critical period for language acquisition to see if she could learn language. Although Genie could not speak, the linguist who worked with her found that Genie was intelligent and able to tell stories and express he
- Author
- Rozette Cabayacruz
- Language
- EN