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Peer reviewedSiedlecki, Theodore, Jr.; Bonvillian, John D. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1997
Examined longitudinally the handshape aspect of American Sign Language signs in young children of deaf parents. Parents demonstrated on videotape how the children formed the different signs. Findings reveal that four basic handshapes predominated in early sign production, and that the part of the hand involved in contacting a sign's location often…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Child Language, Deafness, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedAnderson, 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)
