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Peer reviewedMandel, Mark A. – Sign Language Studies, 1979
Presents three sets of data (signs from the "Dictionary of ASL," 1976; loan signs; and case histories of specific signs) that demonstrate the involvement of the "knuckle-wrist connection" with American Sign Language phonology. (AM)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Anatomy, Body Language, Deafness
Deuchar, Margaret – 1978
This paper explores the link between sign language research and sociolinguistic theory. It demonstrates how sign language research benefits from a sociolinguistic approach and provides validation for sociolinguistic theory. Previous research on the sign language of the deaf is reviewed, and a distinction is made between "structure-oriented" and…
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deaf Interpreting
