Once Is Not Enough: Standards of Well-Formedness in Manual Communication Created over Three Different Timespans.

Singleton, Jenny L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ479548

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Once Is Not Enough: Standards of Well-Formedness in Manual Communication Created over Three Different Timespans.

Singleton, Jenny L.; And Others

Language, v69 n4 p683-715 Dec 1993

Conventional sign language used by a community of signers over generations was compared with gestures invented by a deaf child over a period of years and with gestures invented by nonsigning hearing individuals on the spot. Findings suggest that an individual can introduce standards of well-formedness, but construction of standards requires gradual development over time. (Contains 57 references.) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Body Language, Comparative Analysis, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Language Acquisition, Manual Communication, Sign Language, Standards, Time

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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