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Peer reviewedMcArthur, Douglas – Sign Language Studies, 1991
Applies a taxonomic principle to analyze the gradual elaboration of any language or sign system as a technology of communication rather than the reflection of a specialized language faculty or cluster of language faculties. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Classification, Language Maintenance, Language Planning
Peer reviewedList, Gudula – Sign Language Studies, 1989
Psycholinguistic and neurological examination of the use of duality of patterning as a primary criterion for determining if a system is a (signed or spoken) language revealed the existence of duality in processes that facilitate language acquisition. (27 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Classification, Language Patterns, Language Research
Peer reviewedFromkin, Victoria A. – Sign Language Studies, 1988
An examination of the linguistics of American Sign Language (ASL) establishes beyond a doubt that ASL is a natural language distinct from English and provides insight into how the abstract cognitive system called language finds expression in the signed modality. (CB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, College Credits, Deafness, Language Attitudes
