Perceptual Confusions of the Manual Alphabet by Naive, Trained, and Familiar Users.

Hawes, M. Dixie; Danhauer, Jeffrey L.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ228083

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1980

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Perceptual Confusions of the Manual Alphabet by Naive, Trained, and Familiar Users.

Hawes, M. Dixie; Danhauer, Jeffrey L.

Sign Language Studies, n27 p123-42 Sum 1980

An investigation of the confusion resulting from reliance on visual perceptual teachers in the identification of dactylemes (handshapes) in the American Manual Alphabet (MA) is reported. A hierarchy of errors varying with subjects' degree of expertness in the MA is established. This can help manual communication teachers develop techniques for differentiation among hard configurations. (PMJ)

Descriptors: Adults, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Deafness, Error Patterns, Finger Spelling, Instruction, Language Research, Manual Communication, Visual Perception

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A