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Peer reviewedHaukioja, Timo – Language and Communication, 1993
Examines the relationship between sign language and gesture in language acquisition. Specifically, the question is asked, are sign language and nonlinguistic gestures treated differently by infants acquiring a sign language? The answer is found in reexamining data concerning two deaf children learning American Sign Language (ASL). The data…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Body Language, Child Language, Communication Research
Peer reviewedSherzer, Joel – Language in Society, 1973
Research supported by a National Science Foundation grant to the University of Texas. (RS)
Descriptors: Body Language, Cultural Influences, Illustrations, Language Research
Peer reviewedMandel, Mark A. – Sign Language Studies, 1979
Presents three sets of data (signs from the "Dictionary of ASL," 1976; loan signs; and case histories of specific signs) that demonstrate the involvement of the "knuckle-wrist connection" with American Sign Language phonology. (AM)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Anatomy, Body Language, Deafness
Emmorey, Karen, Ed.; Reilly, Judy S., Ed. – 1995
A collection of papers addresses a variety of issues regarding the nature and structure of sign language, gesture, and gesture systems. Articles include: "Theoretical Issues Relating Language, Gesture, and Space: An Overview" (Karen Emmorey, Judy S. Reilly); "Real, Surrogate, and Token Space: Grammatical Consequences in ASL American…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Body Language, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedDalgleish, Barrie; Mohay, Heather – Sign Language Studies, 1979
Reports on an investigation into the gestural repertoire of a deaf child raised in an oral environment. (AM)
Descriptors: Body Language, Child Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness
Deuchar, Margaret – 1978
This paper explores the link between sign language research and sociolinguistic theory. It demonstrates how sign language research benefits from a sociolinguistic approach and provides validation for sociolinguistic theory. Previous research on the sign language of the deaf is reviewed, and a distinction is made between "structure-oriented" and…
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deaf Interpreting
