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ERIC Number: EJ380251
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Similarities and Differences between Spoken Languages and Natural Sign Languages.
Swisher, M. Virginia
Applied Linguistics, v9 n4 p343-56 Dec 1988
Argues that the study of natural sign languages can enhance understanding of what language really is. The aspects of sign language that are similar and dissimilar to the characteristics of spoken language are described. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Universals, Oral Language, Sign Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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