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Peer reviewedReilly, Judy Snitzer; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1990
Examines the acquisition of conditional sentences in American Sign Language (which entail the use of both manual signs and grammaticized nonmanual facial expressions) by deaf children. The results indicate that children first acquire manual conditional signs before they employ obligatory grammaticized facial expressions, and also acquire manual…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Expressive Language, Facial Expressions
Direct linkBrenda Schick; Mary Pat Moeller – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1992
Examines whether manually coded English (MCE) sign language systems are learnable. Reading achievement and expressive English skills of deaf students educated using only a MCE sign system were examined. Deaf students had expressive English skills comparable to hearing students in respect to syntactical and lexical skills but were deficient in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Deafness, English, Expressive Language
