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Download full textBonvillian, John D.; And Others – 1993
This study examined young children's hand usage when they produced American Sign Language signs and while they played, in order to determine their hand preference in early signing and to compare their hand use in signing with their hand preference in other, nonlinguistic, motor actions. Subjects were 24 young children (from the age of 12 months or…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Handedness, Manual Communication
Peer reviewedBonvillian, John D.; Richards, Herbert C. – Sign Language Studies, 1993
Hand preference during signing was examined longitudinally in nine very young children with deaf parents. These children generally showed a distinct and persistent hand preference in their signing, beginning with the production of their first signs. (14 references) (VWL)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Handedness, Infants
