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The Emergence of Semantic Relations in ASL. Papers and Reports on Child Language Development, No. 13.

Newport, Elissa L.; Ashbrook, Elizabeth F. – 1977

This report is a cross-linguistic study that compares the sequence of emergence of semantic relations in English with the sequence of emergence of these relations in the acquisition of American Sign Language. American Sign Language (ASL) differs from English in modality (it is a visual-gesture language rather than an auditory-vocal one) and in the…

Descriptors: American Sign Language, Child Language, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis