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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 reviewedHemmer, Virginia Hoey; Ratner, Nan Bernstein – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1994
The communicative abilities of six sets of same-sex, preschool dizygotic twins were examined. In each dyad, one sibling had a strong history of recurrent otitis media (ROM) but the other twin did not. History of ROM was associated with lowered receptive vocabulary, with no consistent effects detected in expressive speech and language tasks.…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Communication Skills, Expressive Language, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedHilton, Laurence M.; Mumma, Karen – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1991
The study compared results of the Preschool Language Scale, administered to 214 rural and 214 suburban children in Nebraska. Both groups scored above age level, but a higher percentage of rural children failed a wide range of verbal ability and auditory comprehension items. The scale did not meet criteria for nonbiased, ecologically valid…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Expressive Language, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps
