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Peer reviewedCrystal, David – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1986
The current state of research into augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems is reviewed, and four dimensions of the study of communication handicap are described: structural, developmental, pragmatic (interaction), and technological. Recommendations regarding standardized research reporting procedures are offered in light of the…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Communications, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps
Peer reviewedGrove, Nicola; Dockrell, Julie – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2000
Two studies explored linguistic development in sign and speech of 10 youth (ages 12-16) with severe intellectual impairments who used manual signs (Makaton vocabulary) for communication. Analysis of semantic relations, lexical development, and word order suggested the children's language had not developed beyond mean length of utterance stage 1.…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Language Acquisition, Linguistics
Luetke-Stahlman, Barbara – ACEHI Journal, 1992
Questions asked by parents of 12 young hearing children were compared with those asked by hearing parents of 17 preschoolers with deafness who used various linguistic input models (i.e., oral English only, cued speech, signed/manual English). Similar parent questioning strategies were found among groups matched for mean length of utterance.…
Descriptors: Cued Speech, Deafness, Interaction Process Analysis, Language Acquisition
