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Peer reviewedGates, Ginger E.; Edwards, Ron P. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1989
Differential acquisition of American Sign Language and Amerind signs was compared among moderately to severely mentally handicapped adolescents (n=10) in a residential training facility. Results showing both quicker acquisition and stronger retention of Amerind signs were thought to result from the more concrete and less complex nature of Amerind…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Sign Language, Comparative Analysis, Language Acquisition
