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Newport, Elissa L. – Language Sciences, 1988
Reviews work on the acquisition of complex verbs in American Sign Language (ASL), delineating three lines of research showing how children acquire ASL and discussing possible reasons for the particular fashion in which different children (native learners, non-native learners, and native learners with parents who are non-native learners) acquire…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Language Acquisition
Newport, Elissa L. – 1984
In examining the issue of why children do so well at language learning despite limited skill and experience, two possible explanations are addressed: one suggests that children learn language well exactly because they are limited, and the other proposes that children are extremely adept at language learning, perhaps more so than adults. Research…
Descriptors: Age Differences, American Sign Language, Child Language, Language Acquisition
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Reagan, Timothy – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1986
Major works on the history, structure, and teaching of American Sign Language (ASL) in the last quarter-century are reviewed, and studies of the culture of the deaf are outlined. Research on the linguistic nature of ASL is highlighted, and some attention is given to British Sign Language. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Research
Maguire, Frank – 1993
Research into the sign languages of the deaf is reviewed, particularly as it relates to the study and use of sign language in the Irish context. The first section offers an overview of deafness, the deaf experience, acquisition of linguistic and social identity, the sociology of the deaf community, and the role of sign language. Subsequent…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries
Hayes, J. Laurence; And Others – Teaching English to Deaf and Second-Language Students, 1991
Longitudinal research has demonstrated that English abilities of deaf children remain below that of hearing children. Vygotsky's perspective on language and cognition is used to support an alternative approach for the study of English. (15 references) (LB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Students, Deafness, Educational Philosophy
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Haukioja, Timo – Language and Communication, 1993
Examines the relationship between sign language and gesture in language acquisition. Specifically, the question is asked, are sign language and nonlinguistic gestures treated differently by infants acquiring a sign language? The answer is found in reexamining data concerning two deaf children learning American Sign Language (ASL). The data…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Body Language, Child Language, Communication Research