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Peer reviewedPrinz, Philip M.; Prinz, Elisabeth A. – Discourse Processes, 1985
Describes discourse development in the sign language of 24 profoundly deaf children. Findings indicate children were acquiring appropriate discourse strategies comparable to those used by hearing children in spoken conversations and adult deaf signers. (DF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Deafness, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHoffmeister, Robert J.; Shettle, Carolyn – Discourse Processes, 1983
Examines whether, and how, deaf adults adjust their nonvocal communicative behavior when facing one of three audience types: hearing adults who have learned a signed language, deaf adults who use a signed languageand deaf children of deaf parents. (FL)
Descriptors: Adults, American Sign Language, Audience Analysis, Audiences
