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Sign Language Versus Spoken Language
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Stokoe, William C. – Sign Language Studies, 1978
In the debate over continuities versus discontinuities in the emergence of language, sign language is not taken to be the antithesis, but is presented as the antecedent of spoken languages. (Author/HP)
Descriptors: Deafness, Grammar, Language, Language Acquisition
Negative Interference of Signed Language in Written English.
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Jones, Philip A. – Sign Language Studies, 1979
Examines the relation of Pidgin Sign English to American Sign Language and the written English of deaf persons. (AM)
Descriptors: Body Language, Deafness, Manual Communication, Nonverbal Communication