Sign language iconicity and its influence on the ability to describe the function of objects

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 535-546

  Markham, Paula T ^a   Justice, Elaine M ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Sign Language (ASL); High iconic; Iconicity; Low iconic; Object function questions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIGN LANGUAGE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SIGN LANGUAGE;

EID: 4344664550     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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