Why is Learning American Sign Language a Challenge?

American Annals of the Deaf

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-259

  Kemp, Mike ^a  

^a GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEARNING; SIGN LANGUAGE; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; LEARNING; SIGN LANGUAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032112132     PISSN: 0002726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/aad.2012.0157     Document Type: Article

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