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The Language Development of a Deaf Child with a Cochlear Implant
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Mouvet, Kimberley; Matthijs, Liesbeth; Loots, Gerrit; Taverniers, Miriam; Van Herreweghe, Mieke – Language Sciences, 2013
Hearing parents of deaf or partially deaf infants are confronted with the complex question of communication with their child. This question is complicated further by conflicting advice on how to address the child: in spoken language only, in spoken language supported by signs, or in signed language. This paper studies the linguistic environment…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Linguistic Input, Profiles
The Interplay between Perception of Language and Perception of Motion.
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Poizner, Howard; And Others – Language Sciences, 1989
Investigates the psychological representation of visual-gestural languages from a cross-linguistic perspective. The perception of signers of American and Chinese Sign Languages is analyzed. (27 references) (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Deafness
The Sound of Silence in Nohya: A Preliminary Account of Sign Language Use by the Deaf in a Maya Community in Yucatan, Mexico.
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Shuman, Malcom L. – Language Sciences, 1980
A description of the sign language used in a Mexican village shows its parallels with other sign languages, its similarity to the folk gestural system of Mexico and its distinguishing aspects. Examples illustrate its syntax, grammar and lexicon. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Body Language, Deafness, Field Studies, Folk Culture
Grammaticalization in American Sign Language.
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Sexton, A. L. – Language Sciences, 1999
A study examined the process of grammaticalization in American Sign Language, examining basic principles and patterns and drawing parallels with oral language. More advanced stages of grammaticalization (involving fusion and affecting syntax) are examined in depth, leading to proposal of a temporal-ordering analysis to explain sequencing of verbal…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Grammar