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Peer reviewedFischer, Susan D.; Delhorne, Lorraine A.; Reed, Charlotte M. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1999
Videotaped productions of isolated American Sign Language signs or sentences were presented at speeds of two to six times normal. Results indicated a breakdown in intelligibility at around 2.5 to 3 times the normal rate. Results are similar to those found for auditory reception of time-compressed speech suggesting a modality-independent limit to…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Auditory Perception, Deafness, Language Processing
