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Poizner, Howard; Battison, Robbin – Langages, 1979
Reviews research on cerebral asymmetry in hearing persons, clinical studies on lateralization and sign language, and experimental research on cerebral asymmetry in deaf persons. (AM)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Cerebral Dominance, Deafness, Language Research
Markowicz, Harry – Langages, 1979
Discusses erroneous beliefs regarding sign language, namely, (1) sign language is one and universal, (2) its grammar is poor or nonexistant, (3) its vocabulary is concrete and figurative, (4) its "signs" consist of simply gestures, and (5) sign language mimics oral language. (AM)
Descriptors: Deafness, Figurative Language, French, Grammar
Grosjean, Francois – Langages, 1979
Reviews research on sign language as an instrument of communication and on the psychological validity of sign language. Examines the production of sign language as compared to oral language, perception in sign language, and studies on the role of memory in sign language. (AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Language Research, Memory
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
Lane, Harlan – Langages, 1979
Traces the history of the advances and setbacks experienced by proponents of sign language in France and in the United States from the 18th century to the present. (AM)
Descriptors: Deafness, Educational Policy, English, French
