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Peer reviewedMaxwell, Madeline M. – Sign Language Studies, 1983
Chafe's theory of generative semantics, which uses spoken language for illustration, can be applied to American Sign Language in two ways: to combat the erroneous assumption that sign languages simply represent spoken language in visible form and to explain various parts of the grammar of American Sign Language. (MSE)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Comparative Analysis, Deep Structure, Generative Grammar
Peer reviewedLupton, Linda; Salmons, Joe – Sign Language Studies, 1996
Examines from a creolist perspective the claim that American Sign Language (ASL) has creole origins. Applying criteria based on the work of various creole researchers, the article concludes that the evidence for creole origins of ASL does not meet any usual definition of a creole. The article discusses lexical and morhosyntactic similarities…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Creoles, English, French
