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Peer reviewedCorina, David P.; McBurney, Susan L. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2001
Studies of American Sign language including functional magnetic resonance imaging of deaf signers confirms the importance of left hemisphere structures in signed language, but also the contributions of right hemisphere regions to sign language processing. A case study involving cortical stimulation mapping in a deaf signer provides evidence for…
Descriptors: Adults, American Sign Language, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Case Studies
Peer reviewedBonvillian, John D.; Siedlecki, Theodore, Jr. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1996
Acquisition of the location aspect of American Sign Language signs was examined in nine young hearing infants and toddlers of deaf parents. Sign locations, overall, were produced with 83.5% accuracy. Highly contrasting locations were acquired first. Location played a central role in young children's early sign language acquisition. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Infants, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedLuftig, Richard L.; Bersani, Henry A., Jr. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1988
The learning of a list of 20 Blissymbols and comparable American Sign Language signs by 121 nonhandicapped undergraduate psychology students was compared. Blissymbols were learned significantly faster than manual signs, particularly in early learning trials. Results are discussed in terms of the memory requirements of the two systems. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level
