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Galvan, Dennis – American Annals of the Deaf, 1999
Thirty children (ages 3-9) with deafness were asked to sign a story in American Sign Language. Qualitative differences were found between native and early signers on measures relating to the aspectual complexity of signs but not on measures relating to the complexity of the utterance. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Children, Communication Skills, Deafness