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Peer reviewedLuftig, Richard L.; Bersani, Henry A., Jr. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1988
The learning of a list of 20 Blissymbols and comparable American Sign Language signs by 121 nonhandicapped undergraduate psychology students was compared. Blissymbols were learned significantly faster than manual signs, particularly in early learning trials. Results are discussed in terms of the memory requirements of the two systems. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level
Newport, Elissa L.; Ashbrook, Elizabeth F. – 1977
This report is a cross-linguistic study that compares the sequence of emergence of semantic relations in English with the sequence of emergence of these relations in the acquisition of American Sign Language. American Sign Language (ASL) differs from English in modality (it is a visual-gesture language rather than an auditory-vocal one) and in the…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Child Language, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
