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Direct linkStamp, Rose; Jaraisy, Marah – Sign Language Studies, 2021
We investigate the contact situation between Israeli Sign Language (ISL) and Kufr Qassem Sign Language (KQSL) in a bilingual deaf community in Israel. We examine one outcome of language contact, known as reiteration--when two semantically equivalent lexical items from two different languages are produced sequentially. Until now, reiteration has…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Bilingualism, Foreign Countries, Deafness
Peer reviewedDolman, David – Sign Language Studies, 1986
Two different sign languages are in use by deaf persons in Jamaica. The "urban" variation is very similar to varieties of signing used in the United States, while the "rural" or "country" sign language is marked by use of physical portrayals and emphasis on physical characteristics. (CB)
Descriptors: Deafness, Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Language Variation
Peer reviewedLupton, Linda; Salmons, Joe – Sign Language Studies, 1996
Examines from a creolist perspective the claim that American Sign Language (ASL) has creole origins. Applying criteria based on the work of various creole researchers, the article concludes that the evidence for creole origins of ASL does not meet any usual definition of a creole. The article discusses lexical and morhosyntactic similarities…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Creoles, English, French
Peer reviewedWoodward, James C. – Sign Language Studies, 1978
Native signs used as basic kin terms in 20 sign languages from several sign language families are examined. (Author/NCR)
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Language Usage
