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Infants' Use of Iconicity in the Early Periods of Sign/Spoken Word-Learning
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Fuks, Orit – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2023
The aim of this research was to analyze the use of iconicity during language acquisition of Israeli Sign language and spoken Hebrew. Two bilingual-bimodal infants were observed in a longitudinal study between the ages of 10-26 months. I analyzed infants' production of iconic words, signs, and gestures. The results showed that infants' use of vocal…
Descriptors: Infants, Sign Language, Language Acquisition, Nonverbal Communication
The Pointing Behavior of Deaf and Hearing Mothers in the Course of Their Infants' Signed/Spoken Language Acquisition
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Fuks, Orit – Sign Language Studies, 2022
This longitudinal pilot study examined the pointing behavior of two Israeli Deaf mothers and one hearing mother over the course of their infant's signed/spoken language acquisition. Three aspects were analyzed: (a) frequency of use; (b) function; and (c) pointing form. The findings indicated that the Deaf mothers used pointing more frequently than…
Descriptors: Deafness, Mothers, Infants, Language Acquisition