Sign language acquisition / edited by Anne Baker, Bencie Woll.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baker, Anne, 1948 July 8-

Woll, B. (Bencie)

Series:

Benjamins current topics ; v. 14.

Benjamins current topics, 1874-0081 ; v. 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sign language acquisition.

Language acquisition.

Physical Description:

xi, 167 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this paper we discuss the mixed language input of four deaf mothers and the mixed output of their three deaf and three hearing children. Taking a strict definition of code-mixing (as defined by Muysken 2000) we find that the deaf mothers mainly use a form of code-mixing, or mixed code-blending, called congruent lexicalization, which results in a mixed form between NGT (Sign Language of the Netherlands) and Dutch in a structure which is compatible with both NGT and Dutch. The deaf children (up to 3 years), who are only just beginning to become bilingual, hardly produce any code-mixed utterances. The hearing children, however, are clearly bilingual in NGT and Dutch, and use code-blending of the mixed type in more or less the same form as their mothers do.

Contents:

Sign Language Acquisition

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Table of contents

Editors' Preface

The ESF project Intersign

Papers in this volume

Future developments

References

Methods and procedures in sign language acquisition studies

1. Introduction

2. Design and subjects

2.1 Design

2.2 Selection of subjects

2.3 Data collection

3. Transcription

3.1 Choice of data to transcribe

3.2 Units of analysis

3.3 Transcription method

3.4 Documentation

3.5 Illustrations

3.6 Using a database

4. Time course of sign language development and assessment

4.1 Pre-linguistic communication

4.2 First words and signs

4.3 Acquisition of grammar

4.4 Chronology of sign language development

4.5 Assessment

Review of sign language assessment instruments

1.1 Purposes of assessment instruments

1.2 Screening or deeper investigation

1.3 Target groups

1.4 Content of the instruments

1.5 Background of the instruments

1.6 Test development and standardization

1.7 Usability of the tests

1.8 Availability of the instruments

1.9 Strengths and weaknesses of the instruments

2. Discussion of individual assessment instruments

2.1 Instruments for sign language acquisition, diagnosis, and intervention

2.2 Assessment instruments for educational purposes

2.3 Tests for linguistic research

3. Evaluation of the tests

3.1 General evaluation of instruments available

3.2 Screening tools or tools for in-depth investigation

3.3 Evaluation of age group targets

3.4 Evaluation of the content of the tests

3.5 Evaluation of the background of the assessment instrument

3.6 Evaluation of assessment instrument development

3.7 Evaluation of the usability of the assessment instruments.

3.8 Evaluation of the availability of the instruments

3.9 Conclusion

Appendix A

Some observations on the use of HamNoSys (Hamburg Notation System for Sign Languages) in the context of the phonetic transcription of children's signing

2. The basic idea of HamNoSys

3. Transcription of child sign phonology in previous research

4. The study of phonological acquisition in Finnish Sign Language

4.1 Methodology

4.2 Results

5. Critical evaluation of HamNoSys in the notation of handshapes

5.1 Status of the thumb

5.2 Finger selection

5.3 Finger extension

5.4 Orientation

5.5 Movement

6. Conclusion and Discussion

Transcription of child sign language

2. The challenge of transcribing children's signing

3. Transcribing BSL narrative devices

4. Limitations of the transcription system and future directions

Appendix. Notation devices used

Adult-child interaction in a BSL nursery - getting their attention!

2. Aims of the research

3. Attention-getting strategies

3.1 Attention-getting strategies used among Deaf adults

3.2 Attention strategies used with young children

4. Methodology

4.1 Subjects and setting

4.2 Data collection

4.3 Interaction Styles in the Different Nursery Areas

4.4 Analysis

5. Results

5.1 Waving strategies

5.2 Tapping and other tactile strategies

5.3 Strategies involving use of the visual field

5.4 Strategies to gain the attention of more than one person

5.6 Strategies used by adults for behavioral outcome

5.7 Strategies used by adults to teach children about turn-taking

6. Concluding remarks

Code mixing in mother-child interaction in deaf families

2. Bilingual input in deaf families

3. Method.

3.1 Subjects

3.2 Data collection

4. Analysis

5. Results and discussion

6. Conclusion

Index

The series Benjamins Current Topics.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613469434

9781283469432

128346943X

9789027289599

902728959X

OCLC:

705533364