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ERIC Number: EJ328075
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Facial Behavior of Deaf Signers: Evidence of a Complex Language.
Baker-Shenk, Charlotte
American Annals of the Deaf, v130 n4 p297-304 Oct 1985
A review of linguistic research on the nonmanual components of American Sign Language shows that the signer's face, head, torso, and eyegaze have important linguistic roles. The author's study illustrates how different combinations of facial and head movements signal different kinds of questions: yes-no, wh-, and rhetorical. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Eye Contact, Language Patterns, Nonverbal Communication, Sign Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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