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Peer reviewedMeadow, Kathryn P. – Sign Language Studies, 1977
This paper examines the assignment and use of name signs in the deaf community. A total of approximately 450 individual name signs were collected, recorded, and analyzed. (CFM)
Descriptors: Deafness, Identification (Psychology), Labeling (of Persons), Manual Communication
Peer reviewedRaffin, Michael J. M.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1978
A test of morpheme-based concepts was administered to 67 deaf children (ages 5-11 years) who were exposed to Seeing Essential English (SEE--a visual English sign system). (Author)
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments
Peer reviewedCaccamise, Frank; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1978
Six research areas in manual/simultaneous communication (M/SC) for hearing-impaired individuals are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Manual Communication
Peer reviewedSiple, Patricia – Sign Language Studies, 1978
The article elaborates on the assumption that since sign languages are received and initially processed by the visual system, then the rules for the formation of signs of a sign language would be constrained by the limits of the visual system. (Author/NCR)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness
Download full textStokoe, William C., Jr. – 1969
Charles A. Ferguson's concept of "diglossia" (1959, 1964) is used in analyzing sign language. As in Haitian Creole or Swiss German, "two or more varieties" of sign language are "used by the same speakers under different conditions"--these are here called "High" (H) sign language and "Low" (L) sign language. H sign language is formally taught…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Deafness, Diglossia, English
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
