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Peer reviewedPenn, Claire; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1991
Discusses factors that have delayed the development of basic research on both sign language and the deaf community in South Africa and presents findings of a study conducted to determine effective sign language communication between deaf and hearing signers in South Africa, the SimCom project. (14 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Problems, Communication Research, Communication Skills
Peer reviewedHoffmeister, Robert J.; Shettle, Carolyn – Discourse Processes, 1983
Examines whether, and how, deaf adults adjust their nonvocal communicative behavior when facing one of three audience types: hearing adults who have learned a signed language, deaf adults who use a signed languageand deaf children of deaf parents. (FL)
Descriptors: Adults, American Sign Language, Audience Analysis, Audiences
Download full textHillion, Mariette; And Others – 1995
This study, reported entirely in French, investigated reasons for deaf secondary students' delay in acquisition of reading skills. The study examined relationships between the students' individual cognitive styles, use of Quebec Sign Language, reading in French, and reading strategies. Subjects were 24 students enrolled in one school, paired in a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
