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Peer reviewedJohnston, Trevor – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2001
Re-examination of data on noun-verb pair comprehension and production in Australian and American Sign Language confirm the existence of formationally related noun-verb pairs in Auslan in which the verb displays a single movement and the noun displays a repeated movement. Overall, the derivational process appears closely linked to an iconic base…
Descriptors: Adults, American Sign Language, Children, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedLuetke-Stahlman, Barbara – American Annals of the Deaf, 1990
The study compared comprehension of American Sign Language (ASL) between 12 deaf subjects in a program using Signing Exact English (SEE-2) and 14 deaf subjects in a residential program using Signed English, Pidgin Signed English, and ASL. Students exposed to SEE-2 could comprehend ASL as well as residential school peers. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Comprehension, Deafness, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedOrlansky, Michael D.; Bonvillian, John D. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1985
Reports an 18-month longitudinal study of sign language acquisition in very young children of deaf parents. Results indicate that some revision of views on cognitive prerequisites for language is necessary. Implications for nonspeaking populations and for developmental theory are discussed. Reviews briefly sign language training programs for…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Cognitive Development, Deafness, Infants
Peer reviewedSchick, Brenda; Gale, Elaine – American Annals of the Deaf, 1995
Twelve stories were told to four profoundly deaf and hard-of-hearing preschool children, using either pure American Sign Language (ASL), pure Signing Exact English (SEE) II, or SEE II with ASL features and structures. Children participated more during story conditions that were either pure ASL or contained ASL signing. (DB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Manual Communication
Download full textSeal, Brenda C. – 1991
In order to better evaluate bilingualism in deaf children, this study examined whether observers (N=37) from different backgrounds would agree on deaf children's use of either American Sign Language (ASL) or English signing. Observers represented a range of background experience in a variety of schools and programs; 6 were deaf; 31 were hearing;…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Deafness
Peer reviewedLipton, Douglas S.; Goldstein, Marjorie F.; Fahnbulleh, F. Wellington; Gertz, Eugenie N. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1996
Describes the development of the Interactive Video Questionnaire for interviewing deaf persons. The questionnaire uses videodisc and bar-code readers to present survey questions on screen in American Sign Language, Signed English, speech reading, or as English subtitles. (DB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Captions, Data Collection, Deafness
Peer reviewedPeffley, Sybil – American Annals of the Deaf, 1991
An outsider to the field of deaf education questions the seeming ambiguousness in terminology, lack of scientific research, continuing controversies, and lack of definitive answers. Questions concern such issues as the difference between "Deaf" and "deaf" and the feasibility of the American Sign Language/English-as-a-Second-Language proposal.…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Mounty, Judith Lynn – 1986
This study examined the possible sources of variability in sign language mastery in two deaf children of hearing parents. The study considered the interaction of environmental and innate factors within the framework of the "Nativization" hypothesis, which suggests that all language learners initially construct a linguistic system which…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Biological Influences, Case Studies, Child Language
S.E.E. Center for the Advancement of Deaf Children, Los Alamitos, CA. – 1991
The Educational Sign Skills Evaluation (ESSE) was developed to provide a means of identifying the dominant signing style of an individual and to provide feedback on areas of strength and areas in need of improvement. It provides an overall expressive skills rating as well as information on the type, level, and degree of understanding demonstrated…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
