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Wilson, Margaret; Emmorey, Karen – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2003
A study involving 18 adult signers with deafness and 26 hearing adults found that working memory for American Sign Language is sensitive to irrelevant signed input (and other structured visual input) in a manner similar to the effects of irrelevant auditory input on working memory for speech. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, American Sign Language, Deafness