ERIC Number: EJ1032508
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jun
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1464-3154
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A Sociocultural Perspective on Young Deaf Children's Fingerspelling: An Ethnographic Study in a Signing Setting
Roos, Carin
Deafness and Education International, v16 n2 p86-107 Jun 2014
This study, which is part of a larger longitudinal ethnographic study of young deaf children, reports on deaf children's use of fingerspelling. The children observed were early signers using Swedish Sign Language (SSL) in communication with teachers and peers. This study centres on the functions of fingerspelling in the children's everyday activities from a sociocultural perspective. Two main functions are identified (Theme I) developing the manual alphabet through performing and experimenting with fingerspelling as an integrated part of using Sign Language, and (Theme II) using fingerspelling as an artefact and identity marker in play.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Longitudinal Studies, Ethnography, Young Children, Finger Spelling, Interpersonal Communication, Sociocultural Patterns, Sign Language, Manual Communication, Identification (Psychology), Play
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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