Nonliteral Content in Language Productions of Deaf, Hearing, and Native-Signing Hearing Mothers.

Marschark, Marc; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ429068

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Nonliteral Content in Language Productions of Deaf, Hearing, and Native-Signing Hearing Mothers.

Marschark, Marc; And Others

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v37 n2 p305-23 Apr 1991

Discusses a study of differences in nonliteral language use among deaf women, women who could hear, and women who could hear and who used sign language. Subjects told stories orally and in sign to children of 4 and 10 years. Deaf mothers' nonliteral content was higher, whereas hearing mothers' stories were longer. (Author/GH)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Competence, Deafness, Hearing (Physiology), Language Proficiency, Manual Communication, Mothers, Sign Language, Story Telling

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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