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Peer reviewedHawes, M. Dixie; Danhauer, Jeffrey L. – Sign Language Studies, 1980
An investigation of the confusion resulting from reliance on visual perceptual teachers in the identification of dactylemes (handshapes) in the American Manual Alphabet (MA) is reported. A hierarchy of errors varying with subjects' degree of expertness in the MA is established. This can help manual communication teachers develop techniques for…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Deafness
