Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ318499
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Publication Date: 1985
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An Alphabet on Hand: The Acquisition of Fingerspelling in Deaf Children.
Padden, Carol A.; Le Master, Barbara
Sign Language Studies, n47 p161-72 Sum 1985
Reports on a study of the acquisition of fingerspelling, a manual system for representing the alphabet, by young deaf children whose first language is American Sign Language. Describes the system of fingerspelling and its use in the American deaf community and discusses the interaction of fingerspelling and signed language. (SED)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Finger Spelling, Language Acquisition, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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