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Von Pein, Margreta; Altarriba, Jeanette – Modern Language Journal, 2011
The present study was designed to investigate the ways in which notions of semantics and phonology are acquired by adult naive learners of American Sign Language (ASL) when they are first exposed to a set of simple signs. First, a set of ASL signs was tested for nontransparency and a set of signs was selected for subsequent use. Next, a set of…
Descriptors: Phonology, Semantics, Interference (Language), American Sign Language
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Rosen, Russell S. – Modern Language Journal, 2008
The last 2 decades witnessed a growth in American Sign Language (ASL) as a foreign language in U.S. secondary schools. This overview of the current state of ASL as a foreign language in the schools consists of a history and a survey. The information on history was drawn from a study conducted by Rosen (2006). This history is followed by a national…
Descriptors: High Schools, Second Languages, Program Implementation, American Sign Language