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Rodriguez, Maria Suarez; Lana, Esteban Torres – American Annals of the Deaf, 1996
Ten-minute video recordings of the dyadic interactions between seven deaf children (mean age 5.5 years) and their communication partners (either deaf or hearing) were analyzed. Findings are reported in terms of interaction variables (initiation, continuation, ending, and complexity) and communicative modalities (sign, actions, conventional…
Descriptors: Deafness, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Communication, Manual Communication
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Koenigsfeld, Amy S.; And Others – Volta Review, 1993
This study investigated the communication modes used by 15 severely hearing-impaired adults when they communicate with nonsigning, hearing persons. Subject attitudes toward augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) features were also examined. Inconsistent communication success was reported, as was lack of experience with electronic AAC…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Attitudes, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
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Maxwell, Madeline M.; Doyle, Jeanne – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 1996
As most deaf individuals experience two languages (American Sign Language, English) and three modalities (sign, speech, print), this article describes code variations and adaptations in particular situations at a school for the deaf. Most language was mixed in both code and mode; such mixing was seen to be a strategy which uniquely adapts…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Communication (Thought Transfer)