A Comparison of Spatial Language in English & American Sign Language.

Emmorey, Karen; Casey, Shannon

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ERIC Number: EJ516213

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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A Comparison of Spatial Language in English & American Sign Language.

Emmorey, Karen; Casey, Shannon

Sign Language Studies, n88 p255-88 Fall 1995

Spatial language in English and American Sign Language (ASL) was compared by asking 10 native signers and 10 English speakers to solve a set of spatial puzzles. The study highlights the ramifications of a linguistic system in which space itself is used to convey spatial information compared to one that conveys the same information via an auditory signal. (35 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: American Sign Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Contrastive Linguistics, English, Graphs, Phonology, Psycholinguistics, Puzzles, Spatial Ability

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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