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The Puzzle of Negation: How Children Move from Communicative to Grammatical Negation in ASL.
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Anderson, Diane E.; Reilly, Judy S. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1997
Focuses on the acquisition of negation in American Sign Language (ASL) and the developmental relationship between the communicative and grammatical (or linguistic) headshakes for negation in deaf children acquiring ASL. Results indicate that the systems for communication and language are differentially mediated. (35 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Body Language, Child Language, Communication (Thought Transfer)