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Peer reviewedSexton, A. L. – Language Sciences, 1999
A study examined the process of grammaticalization in American Sign Language, examining basic principles and patterns and drawing parallels with oral language. More advanced stages of grammaticalization (involving fusion and affecting syntax) are examined in depth, leading to proposal of a temporal-ordering analysis to explain sequencing of verbal…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Grammar
Peer reviewedPoizner, Howard; And Others – Language Sciences, 1989
Investigates the psychological representation of visual-gestural languages from a cross-linguistic perspective. The perception of signers of American and Chinese Sign Languages is analyzed. (27 references) (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Deafness
Peer reviewedNewport, Elissa L. – Language Sciences, 1988
Reviews work on the acquisition of complex verbs in American Sign Language (ASL), delineating three lines of research showing how children acquire ASL and discussing possible reasons for the particular fashion in which different children (native learners, non-native learners, and native learners with parents who are non-native learners) acquire…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Language Acquisition
