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Direct linkLynn Hou – First Language, 2024
Children's acquisition of directional verbs in sign languages has received a lot of attention, but less is known about the sociocultural process of using these verbs, especially in the context of emerging sign languages in diverse language ecologies. Directional verbs are a common grammatical phenomenon of many sign languages in which some verbs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sign Language, Deafness, Sociocultural Patterns
Stamp, Rose; Novogrodsky, Rama; Shaban-Rabah, Sabrin – First Language, 2021
While it is common for deaf children to be bilingual in a spoken and signed language, studies often attribute any delays in language acquisition to language deprivation, rather than as a result of cross-linguistic interaction. This study compares the production of simple sentences in three languages (Palestinian Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, and…
Descriptors: Deafness, Sentences, Semitic Languages, Sign Language
van Berkel-van Hoof, Lian; Hermans, Daan; Knoors, Harry; Verhoeven, Ludo – First Language, 2020
Previous research found a beneficial effect of augmentative signs (signs from a sign language used alongside speech) on spoken word learning by signing deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. The present study compared oral DHH children, and hearing children in a condition with babble noise in order to investigate whether prolonged experience…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Hearing Impairments, Deafness, Sign Language
Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth M.; Thibert, Jonelle; Grandpierre, Viviane; Johnston, J. Cyne – First Language, 2014
Baby sign language is advocated to improve children's communication development. However, the evidence to support the advantages of baby sign has been inconclusive. A systematic review was undertaken to summarize and appraise the research related to the effectiveness of symbolic gestures for typically developing, hearing infants with hearing…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Child Language, Nonverbal Communication, Infants
