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Fischer, 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

Marschark, Marc; And Others – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1986
Examines the effects of age on hearing children's oral rather than written story production and whether there are age-related changes in the signed productions of deaf children comparable to those observed in hearing age-mates. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Comparative Analysis