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Peer reviewedKantor, Rebecca – Sign Language Studies, 1982
Discusses the modifications in the direction of simplified and more linear language (American Sign Language) used by deaf mothers with their deaf children. (EKN)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Child Language, Infants, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedList, Gudula – Sign Language Studies, 1989
Psycholinguistic and neurological examination of the use of duality of patterning as a primary criterion for determining if a system is a (signed or spoken) language revealed the existence of duality in processes that facilitate language acquisition. (27 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Classification, Language Patterns, Language Research
Peer reviewedKantor, Rebecca – Sign Language Studies, 1980
Studies the developmental stages deaf children pass through in acquiring the adult forms of pronominal classifiers in American Sign Language. Data were obtained on production, comprehension, and imitation from nine children aged 3 to 11. Complexities of classifier usage influence the learning strategies used. (PJM)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Children, Cognitive Style, Deafness
Peer reviewedJackson, Catherine A. – Sign Language Studies, 1989
A longitudinal study investigated how a hearing child of deaf parents simultaneously acquired American Sign Language and spoken English. Neither of two unique properties of signed language (personal pronouns or "negative" sign markers) facilitated acquisition of English, suggesting that children's acquisition of grammar is relatively…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingualism, Child Language, English
