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Peer reviewedStedt, Joseph D.; Moores, Donald F. – Sign Language Studies, 1980
Describes the development of a sign that was understood only by certain members of a group. The stages of evolution are studied from its original gross pattern to a refined, simpler sign. The sign had only two years to develop and was influenced by phonological and social-environmental constraints. (PJM)
Descriptors: Deafness, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Etymology
Peer reviewedMoores, Donald F.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1973
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Exceptional Child Research, Finger Spelling
Peer reviewedMoores, Donald F. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1997
This reprint of a 1970 article examines some emergent concepts of psycholinguistics and relates them to the development of a language-training program for children with deafness. It discusses the stages and process of language development, and the advantages and disadvantages of the total-communication approach, oral communication, and the…
Descriptors: Deafness, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational History
