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Peer reviewedLadd, Paddy; Edwards, Vivian – Sign Language Studies, 1982
Examines the similarities between British Sign Language and West Indian Creole, both in their social development and structural similarity. Pertinent educational implications are discussed. (EKN)
Descriptors: Creoles, Deafness, Language Attitudes, Language Handicaps
Peer reviewedPulleyblank, Edwin G. – Sign Language Studies, 1987
In response to an earlier article (SLS 51) regarding duality of patterning in the evolution of language, it is suggested that all utterances of a language be coded into elementary units of meaning that could be manipulated into larger units of discourse. This method would attempt to systematize a language's constantly changing phonemic inventory.…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Language Variation, Morphology (Languages), Oral Language
Peer reviewedWashabaugh, William – Sign Language Studies, 1980
Discusses the ways in which the lexical items, grammatical code, and the uses of the vernacular sign language, Providence Sign Language (PSL), are interdependent and based on content rather than on an arbitrary, internally defined system. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Context, Grammar
