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Secora, Kristen; Emmorey, Karen – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2020
As spatial languages, sign languages rely on spatial cognitive processes that are not involved for spoken languages. Interlocutors have different visual perspectives of the signer's hands requiring a mental transformation for successful communication about spatial scenes. It is unknown whether visual-spatial perspective-taking (VSPT) or mental…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Adults
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MacDonald, Kyle; LaMarr, Todd; Corina, David; Marchman, Virginia A.; Fernald, Anne – Developmental Science, 2018
When children interpret spoken language in real time, linguistic information drives rapid shifts in visual attention to objects in the visual world. This language-vision interaction can provide insights into children's developing efficiency in language comprehension. But how does language influence visual attention when the linguistic signal and…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Comprehension, Toddlers, American Sign Language