A description of ASL features in writing
Similar to second language students who embed features of their primary languages in the writing of their second languages, deaf and hard of hearing (d/hh) writers utilize features of American Sign Language (ASL) in their writing of English. The purpose of this study is to identify categories of lan...
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| author | Kimberly A. Wolbers Shannon C. Graham Hannah M. Dostal Lisa M. Bowers |
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| description | Similar to second language students who embed features of their primary languages in the writing of their second languages, deaf and hard of hearing (d/hh) writers utilize features of American Sign Language (ASL) in their writing of English. The purpose of this study is to identify categories of language transfer, provide the prevalence of these transfer tendencies in the writings of 29 d/hh adolescents and describe whether language features are equally or differently responsive to instruction. Findings indicate six categories of language transfer in order of prevalence: unique glossing & substitution, adjectives, plurality & adverbs, topicalization, and conjunctions. ASL features, of both lexical and syntactical nature, appear to respond similarly to instruction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1eda3273d11e4d4596266875ea6a86df2022-12-22T01:08:52ZengElsevierAmpersand2215-03902014-01-011C192710.1016/j.amper.2014.11.001A description of ASL features in writingKimberly A. Wolbers0Shannon C. Graham1Hannah M. Dostal2Lisa M. Bowers3University of Tennessee, Department of Theory & Practice in Teacher Education, A214 Bailey Education Complex, 1122 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37996-3442, USAWashington School for the Deaf, 611 Grand Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98661, USAUniversity of Connecticut, 249 Glenbrook Rd., Unit 3033, Storrs, CT 06269, USAUniversity of Arkansas, 606 N. Razorback Road, Office #266, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USASimilar to second language students who embed features of their primary languages in the writing of their second languages, deaf and hard of hearing (d/hh) writers utilize features of American Sign Language (ASL) in their writing of English. The purpose of this study is to identify categories of language transfer, provide the prevalence of these transfer tendencies in the writings of 29 d/hh adolescents and describe whether language features are equally or differently responsive to instruction. Findings indicate six categories of language transfer in order of prevalence: unique glossing & substitution, adjectives, plurality & adverbs, topicalization, and conjunctions. ASL features, of both lexical and syntactical nature, appear to respond similarly to instruction.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215039014000034Language transferCross-linguistic influenceWritingDeafASLBilingual |
| spellingShingle | Kimberly A. Wolbers Shannon C. Graham Hannah M. Dostal Lisa M. Bowers A description of ASL features in writing Ampersand Language transfer Cross-linguistic influence Writing Deaf ASL Bilingual |
| title | A description of ASL features in writing |
| title_full | A description of ASL features in writing |
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| title_full_unstemmed | A description of ASL features in writing |
| title_short | A description of ASL features in writing |
| title_sort | description of asl features in writing |
| topic | Language transfer Cross-linguistic influence Writing Deaf ASL Bilingual |
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