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Stoianov, Diane; Silva, Anderson Almeida; Nevins, Andrew – Sign Language Studies, 2023
Situations of language contact are often the norm for sign languages. This article investigates a case of unimodal contact between Cena, a young sign language in its third generation that is used in a small rural community in Brazil, and Libras, the national sign language of Brazil. Our analysis concerns one by-product of this contact: reiterative…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Sign Language, Language Usage, Syntax

Jacobowitz, E. Lynn; Stokoe, William C. – Sign Language Studies, 1988
American Sign Language verbs have several ways to indicate time: 1)reference to a specific time; 2) extension at wrist, elbow, or shoulder to indicate future time; 3) flexion at wrist, elbow, or shoulder to indicate past tense. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Syntax, Tenses (Grammar), Time Perspective

Fischer, Susan; Gough, Bonnie – Sign Language Studies, 1978
The role of verbs in American Sign Language (ASL) is investigated. Verb mutations in ASL are very different from the kinds of grammatical deformations that occur in English, and are different from those that occur in spoken languages as a whole. (HP)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Grammar, Manual Communication

Wulf, Alyssa; Dudis, Paul; Bayley, Robert; Lucas, Ceil – Sign Language Studies, 2002
Examines one kind of syntactic variation--variable subject pronoun presence with American Sign Language plain verbs. Focuses on narratives that occurred during conversations recorded as part of a larger study. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Language Research, Language Variation

Padden, Carol – Sign Language Studies, 1981
Uses data from American Sign Language complement structures to show that a syntactic theory is needed to account for these in a formal way. Constraints on the forms of these structures are discussed in terms of syntactic constraints, rather than pragmatic or functional conditions. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Language Patterns, Language Research, Morphology (Languages)

Hamilton, Harley; Lillo-Martin, Diane – Sign Language Studies, 1986
Investigates the differences in the use of certain verbs of movement and location between native ASL learners and children of hearing parents exposed to signing outside the home. Describes the children's use of phonology, morphology, and syntax in repeating target utterances. Relates results to interaction of language acquisition and motor…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Children, Comparative Analysis, Deafness

Maxwell, Madeline M. – Sign Language Studies, 1987
Two deaf children of deaf parents were studied over a period of several years for their acquisition of "-ing", "-'s"; "-s", "-d", and the particle "to." Although the children soon perceived the signed forms of these morphemes, they were slow to understand the function of the morphemes. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Deafness, English, Finger Spelling