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Direct linkLynn Hou – First Language, 2024
Children's acquisition of directional verbs in sign languages has received a lot of attention, but less is known about the sociocultural process of using these verbs, especially in the context of emerging sign languages in diverse language ecologies. Directional verbs are a common grammatical phenomenon of many sign languages in which some verbs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sign Language, Deafness, Sociocultural Patterns
Portolano, Marlana – World Englishes, 2008
Cued American English (CAE) is a visual variety of English derived from a mode of communication called Cued Speech (CS). CS, or cueing, is a system of communication for use with the deaf, which consists of hand shapes, hand placements, and mouth shapes that signify the phonemic information conventionally conveyed through speech in spoken…
Descriptors: Cued Speech, Language Variation, Suprasegmentals, Deafness
Peer reviewedGrenoble, Lenore – Sign Language Studies, 1992
An overview of current knowledge about Russian Sign Language (RSL) and its use in Russia today notes that linguistic study of RSL is still in the beginning stages, defines issues that need to be studied, and suggests directions for further research. (28 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Deafness, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Research
Download full textDeuchar, Margaret – 1978
A study of the nature and function of British Sign Language (BSL) as used in the British deaf community is described. The study examined two hypotheses: (1) that the notion of diglossia applies to the British deaf signing community, and (2) that the low variety of BSL will exploit the visual medium in its grammar to a greater extent than the high…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Deafness, Diglossia, Foreign Countries
Woodward, James – Langages, 1979
Based on experimental research, examines the relationship between American Sign Language and French Sign Language, and sociolinguistic variation in both sign languages. (AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Deafness, Diachronic Linguistics, Diglossia
Woodward, James; Markowicz, Harry – 1975
The study of pidgin and creole languages, usually emphasizing oral language codes, offers insights into language, especially as an observably dynamic phenomenon. However, channel is highly influential on the surface form of the language code. Pidgin sign language codes, not dependent on oral language codes, can serve as an ideal forum for the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Creoles, Deafness, Finger Spelling
Emmorey, Karen, Ed.; Reilly, Judy S., Ed. – 1995
A collection of papers addresses a variety of issues regarding the nature and structure of sign language, gesture, and gesture systems. Articles include: "Theoretical Issues Relating Language, Gesture, and Space: An Overview" (Karen Emmorey, Judy S. Reilly); "Real, Surrogate, and Token Space: Grammatical Consequences in ASL American…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Body Language, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Comparative Analysis
