The British Sign Language (BSL) norms for age of acquisition, familiarity, and iconicity

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1079-1087

  Vinson, David P ^a   Cormier, Kearsy ^a   Denmark, Tanya ^a   Schembri, Adam ^a   Vigliocco, Gabriella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIGN LANGUAGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIGN LANGUAGE; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 58149402515     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BRM.40.4.1079     Document Type: Article

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