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Peer reviewedLaudanna, Alessandro; Volterra, Virginia – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1991
Evaluates the contribution of visuo-gestural modality versus linguistic factors in determining the order of elements in sign language. The results of a study show that Italian Sign Language differs along significant lines from both spoken Italian and pantomime. (22 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Body Language, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Italian
Peer reviewedGass, Susan M. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1987
Investigates the interaction of syntax, semantics, and pragamatics from the perspectives of functional constraints on sentence processing. Findings reveal that native speakers of Italian first become aware of the importance of the concept of word order in a second language before being able to determine the specifics of word order in that…
Descriptors: Correlation, Discourse Analysis, Holistic Approach, Interlanguage
