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Peer reviewedHanson, Vicki L. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1982
The accuracy of deaf adults' letter report was greater for real and nonsense words than for pseudowords, and error analysis shows deaf adults tend to produce orthographically regular responses. These findings indicate clearly the use of orthographic structure in word recognition. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adults, Deafness, Error Patterns, Finger Spelling
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
