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ERIC Number: EJ333228
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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The Spreading Hand Autosegment of American Sign Language.
Sandler, Wendy
Sign Language Studies, n50 p1-28 Spr 1986
Presents a framework for representing hand signs in American Sign Language which can account for surface data in a way that explains underlying properties of sign structure. This model preserves the structural and functional importance of location, movement, and hand configuration and reveals special properties of the hand tier. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Discourse Analysis, Language Patterns, Morphology (Languages), Phonology, Psychomotor Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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