Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Author
| Edwards, Vivian | 1 |
| Hou, Lynn | 1 |
| Johnson, Jeanne M. | 1 |
| Ladd, Paddy | 1 |
| Morford, Jill P. | 1 |
| Pulleyblank, Edwin G. | 1 |
| Rash, Shannon J. | 1 |
| Swisher, M. Virginia | 1 |
| Washabaugh, William | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Opinion Papers | 6 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkHou, Lynn; Morford, Jill P. – First Language, 2020
The visual-manual modality of sign languages renders them a unique test case for language acquisition and processing theories. In this commentary the authors describe evidence from signed languages, and ask whether it is consistent with Ambridge's proposal. The evidence includes recent research on collocations in American Sign Language that reveal…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Phrase Structure, American Sign Language, Syntax
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 reviewedSwisher, M. Virginia – Applied Linguistics, 1988
Argues that the study of natural sign languages can enhance understanding of what language really is. The aspects of sign language that are similar and dissimilar to the characteristics of spoken language are described. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Patterns, Language Research
Peer reviewedJohnson, Jeanne M.; Rash, Shannon J. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1990
This article presents initial guidelines for combining current conventions for analyzing sign language and spoken language, to represent signs accompanied by speech. Rules are outlined for transcribing utterance groupings in terms of their context, inflection, sign gloss, spoken component, and phonetic transcription. (JDD)
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Language Patterns, Phonetic Transcription, Sign 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
