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Peer reviewedReilly, Judy; McIntire, Marina L. – Sign Language Studies, 1980
The differences between Pidgin Sign English and American Sign Language in simultaneity, or the visible presence of two or more linguistic units (manual or nonmanual) co-occurring, are demonstrated. Differences are exemplified in handshape-classifier pronouns, directional verbs, co-occurring manual signs, and nonmanual behavior. (PMJ)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Diglossia, Grammar
Direct linkWhitehead, Robert L.; Schiavetti, Nicholas; MacKenzie, Douglas J.; Metz, Dale Evan – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2004
This study investigated the overall intelligibility of speech produced during simultaneous communication (SC). Four hearing, experienced sign language users were recorded under SC and speech alone (SA) conditions speaking Boothroyd's (1985) forced-choice phonetic contrast material designed for measurement of speech intelligibility. Twelve…
Descriptors: Cues, Sign Language, Mutual Intelligibility, Speech Communication
