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Peer reviewedSingleton, Jenny L.; And Others – Language, 1993
Conventional sign language used by a community of signers over generations was compared with gestures invented by a deaf child over a period of years and with gestures invented by nonsigning hearing individuals on the spot. Findings suggest that an individual can introduce standards of well-formedness, but construction of standards requires…
Descriptors: Body Language, Comparative Analysis, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness
Peer reviewedFriedman, Lynn A. – Language, 1975
The manifestation of time, space, and person reference in American Sign Language is described and discussed. The effect of the modality of communication on the language system is studied. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, English
