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Two Decades of Sign Language and Gesture Research in Australia: 2000-2020
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Green, Jennifer; Hodge, Gabrielle; Kelly, Barbara F. – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2022
In this article, we provide an overview of the last twenty years of research on Indigenous sign languages, deaf community sign languages, co-speech gesture, and multimodal communication in the Australian context. From a global perspective, research on sign languages and on the gestures that normally accompany speech has been used as the basis for…
Descriptors: Deafness, Indigenous Populations, Sign Language, Nonverbal Communication
How HANDy Are Baby Signs? A Systematic Review of the Impact of Gestural Communication on Typically Developing, Hearing Infants under the Age of 36 Months
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Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth M.; Thibert, Jonelle; Grandpierre, Viviane; Johnston, J. Cyne – First Language, 2014
Baby sign language is advocated to improve children's communication development. However, the evidence to support the advantages of baby sign has been inconclusive. A systematic review was undertaken to summarize and appraise the research related to the effectiveness of symbolic gestures for typically developing, hearing infants with hearing…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Child Language, Nonverbal Communication, Infants
Language: From Hard-Wiring or Culture?
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Stokoe, William C. – Sign Language Studies, 1989
Explores the process of language acquisition, including such aspects as pre-language, speaking and signing, and cultural influences, focusing on the resulting language acquisition differences and needs of children whose language ability and medium do not correspond with those of their family. (CB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Skills, Cultural Influences, Family Influence
Pointing in Sign Language and Gesture: An Alternative Interpretation.
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Haukioja, Timo – Language and Communication, 1993
Examines the relationship between sign language and gesture in language acquisition. Specifically, the question is asked, are sign language and nonlinguistic gestures treated differently by infants acquiring a sign language? The answer is found in reexamining data concerning two deaf children learning American Sign Language (ASL). The data…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Body Language, Child Language, Communication Research