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Acquisition of ASL and Spoken English in a Hearing Child of a Deaf Mother and Hearing Father: Phase I--Early Lexical Development. Papers and Reports on Child Language Development, Number 17.
Prinz, Philip M.; Prinz, Elisabeth A. – 1979
This research focused on the initial stage of language development of a hearing child who was acquiring simultaneously both spoken English and American Sign Language (ASL). The report covers the first phase of the longitudinal research on the child's linguistic development, focusing on early word meanings. The data were collected from the time…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingualism, Child Language, Concept Formation
Simultaneous Acquisition of ASL and Spoken English (In a Hearing Child of a Deaf Mother and Hearing Father).
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Prinz, Philip M.; Prinz, Elisabeth A. – Sign Language Studies, 1979
Reports on an experiment describing the lexical development of a hearing child with a deaf mother and hearing father. Data confirm previous findings that (1) sign emerges before spoken word, (2) acquisition stages are similar in ASL and spoken English, and (3) the child initially develops one lexical system. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Child Language, English, Language Acquisition