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Armstrong, David F.; Katz, Solomon H. – Journal of Visual/Verbal Languaging, 1982
Discusses the hypothesis that right hemispheric cognitive processes underlie establishment of meaning in language and in processing of linguistic gestalts, and examines several lines of evidence. Also examined is the hypothesis that societal complexity is related to differences in relative dependence upon cognitive processes controlled by cerebral…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Hypothesis Testing, Language Research, Language Role
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
Battison, Robbin – 1978
This book is written primarily for those studying linguistic topics in the area of sign language, but also can be useful to sign language teachers who want to understand more about American Sign Language (ASL). Pen-and-ink illustrations allow the reader with no knowledge of sign language to follow the discussion. The hypothesis examined in this…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Deafness, Finger Spelling
Peer reviewedLiddicoat, Anthony, Ed. – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1991
A five-year period of particular activity in Australian language policy and language planning culminated with the 1991 publication of the White Paper called Australia's Language, which outlines proposed government programs in languages until 1994. Many of the papers in this theme issue of the journal of the Applied Linguistics Association of…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Deafness, Educational Demand
Download full textPy, Bernard, Ed. – Travaux Neuchatelois de Linguistique (TRANEL), 1993
The conference papers from a colloquium on issues in bilingualism and biculturalism include: "Le bilinguisme et biculturalisme: essai de definition" ("Bilingualism and Biculturalism: Attempt at Definition") (Francois Grosjean); "La variation individuelle dans l'acquisition d'une langue seconde" ("Individual…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Articulation (Speech), Bilingualism, Child Language
