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New Perspectives on the History of American Sign Language
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Shaw, Emily; Delaporte, Yves – Sign Language Studies, 2011
Examinations of the etymology of American Sign Language have typically involved superficial analyses of signs as they exist over a short period of time. While it is widely known that ASL is related to French Sign Language, there has yet to be a comprehensive study of this historic relationship between their lexicons. This article presents…
Descriptors: Etymology, Deafness, Foreign Countries, French
The Neural Correlates of Highly Iconic Structures and Topographic Discourse in French Sign Language as Observed in Six Hearing Native Signers
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Courtin, C.; Herve, P. -Y.; Petit, L.; Zago, L.; Vigneau, M.; Beaucousin, V.; Jobard, G.; Mazoyer, B.; Mellet, E.; Tzourio-Mazoyer, N. – Brain and Language, 2010
"Highly iconic" structures in Sign Language enable a narrator to act, switch characters, describe objects, or report actions in four-dimensions. This group of linguistic structures has no real spoken-language equivalent. Topographical descriptions are also achieved in a sign-language specific manner via the use of signing-space and…
Descriptors: Topography, Sign Language, Deafness, Short Term Memory
Spatial, Temporal, and Temporo-Logical Notions in French Sign Language: Comparative Study of Deaf and Hearing Subjects.
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Maeder, Christine; Loncke, Filip – Sign Language Studies, 1996
Examines the influence of sign language structures on the spontaneous use of time and space markers in French and French Sign Language. The study compared the use of nonspatialized utterances and spatialized structures of deaf and hearing children, adolescents, and adults. Findings shed light on the different types of errors in understanding. (17…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Deafness
Single Finger Extension: For a Theory of Naturalness in Sign Language Phonology.
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Woodward, James – Sign Language Studies, 1982
Handshapes with single finger extension are examined in data from 10 sign languages: American, Australian, British, Finnish, French, Japanese, Providence Island, Rennell Island, Indian, and Swedish. It is concluded that a theory of marking can be developed along the same lines as for spoken language, with only the physiology differing. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, English
Quelques aspects sociolinguistiques des langues des signes americaine et francaise (Sociolinguistic Aspects of American and French Sign Language).
Woodward, James – Langages, 1979
Based on experimental research, examines the relationship between American Sign Language and French Sign Language, and sociolinguistic variation in both sign languages. (AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Deafness, Diachronic Linguistics, Diglossia
Studies in First and Second Language Acquisition.
Eckman, Fred R., Ed.; Hastings, Ashley J., Ed. – 1979
Papers presented at a 1977 symposium on language acquisition held at the University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee are included. Contents are as follows: "Assumptions, Methods and Goals in Language Acquisition Research" (Sheldon); "The Mother as LAD: Interaction between Order and Frequency of Parental Input and Child Production"…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Arabic, Bilingualism, Child Language