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Peer reviewedWilcox, Sherman – Sign Language Studies, 1990
A review of research and theory on the structure of signed and spoken languages explores the relationship between the two language types and how the study of signed languages can inform researchers about the human capacity for language. (29 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Contrastive Linguistics, Finger Spelling, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedSutton-Spence, Rachel – International Journal of Bilingualism, 1999
Details the influence of English on British Sign Language (BSL) at the syntactic, morphological, lexical, idiomatic, and phonological levels. Shows how BSL uses loan translations, fingerspellings, and the use of mouth patterns derived from English language spoken words to include elements from English. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English, Finger Spelling, Language Patterns
